The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a PIL seeking stay on the Rafale fighter jet deal between India with France.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear next week a PIL seeking stay on the Rafale fighter jet deal between India with France.
Advocate M L Sharma, in his PIL alleged discrepancies in the fighter jet deal with France and sought stay on it.
A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the submissions.
The Congress has alleged that the Narendra Modi-led government inflicted losses to a state-run company and benefitted a private company with the Rafale jet deal.
Rahul Gandhi has demanded a JPC probe into the Rafale issue saying the country wants to know "what is the deal between the prime minister and businessman Anil Ambani". Gandhi also termed Rafale a 'global corruption' and as huge scams which were committed to help Modi's 'crony capitalist friends'.
He alleged that there was much to hide in the Rafale deal and that is why Modi was inclined to go for a JPC. Gandhi alleged it is a "clear cut" case where Modi is "lying" and cited a joint statement made by the PM and French President Francois Hollande in 2015 where it was made clear that the aircraft and associated systems and weapons would be delivered on the "same configuration" as had been tested and approved by the Indian Air Force.
"The point is, it is written in the prime minister's joint statement that the aircraft will have the same configuration. The prime minister is now saying something else. The statement he gave with Mr Hollande, was it the same Narendra Modi.
"It is clearly written that the configuration is going to be of the same configuration. So the man is lying," he said while attacking the prime minister.
Industrialist Anil Ambani has denied the Congress charge that the government had a role in his Reliance group being chosen as an offset supplier and has accused the party of making "false statements".
He has also written to Rahul Gandhi explaining the deal and slapped defamation notices on Congress leaders asking them not to make "false" statements.
Asked about the defamation notices by Ambani, Gandhi said, "You can slap as many defamation notices as you want, but the truth will remain the same".
"Why did you buy an aircraft of Rs 520 crore at the price of Rs 1,600 crore? Who were you (Modi) trying to benefit?" Gandhi asked.
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