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"Can't see how Rafale remains election issue after SC verdict," quipped National Conference leader.
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday said he did not see the Rafale deal remaining an election issue in view of the verdict given by the Supreme court.
"Can't see how #RafaleDeal remains an election issue after this," Omar wrote on Twitter after the top court verdict.
The apex court said there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said there has been a necessity of fighter aircraft and the country cannot remain without fighter jets.
Omar questioned whether it was right to take the Rafale issue to the apex court.
"Have to ask whether the SC was the right place to fight this battle? Some fights are best fought in the political arena," he added.
He also said that this has been a lucky day for BJP after the assembly elections setback in five states. "This #RafaelVerdict couldn’t have come at a better time after the electoral set back," he tweeted
Can’t see how #RafaleDeal remains an election issue after this.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 14, 2018
Have to ask whether the SC was the right place to fight this battle? Some fights are best fought in the political arena. #RafaelDeal #RafaelVerdict
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 14, 2018
The BJP really has the devil’s luck (relax I’m not calling you devils, it’s only an idiom) This #RafaelVerdict couldn’t have come at a better time after the electoral set back.
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) December 14, 2018
After the SC verdict, both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day. In the Lok Sabha, the house saw sparring between treasury and opposition benches over the deal. While in Rajya Sabha amid huge uproar, Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was heard saying that the Opposition has been demanding a debate on the jet deal and so the question hour should be suspended to take up the issue.
While the Congress trooped into the well of the House seeking constitution of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) to probe the Rafale deal, most BJP members sought an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for alleged lies on the issue.
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