Conspiracy of silence over Rafale deal: Congress
August 27, 2018 17:19
The Congress today accused the central government of stonewalling questions over the Rafale fighter deal, saying there was a "conspiracy of silence" and an attempt to "bypass the national interest".
Party spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi also claimed that the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was not in the loop when the agreement to procure 36 fighter planes from France was signed in 2016 and demanded that he "break his silence" on the issue.
Addressing a press conference here on the issue which her party has been raising at various fora, Chaturvedi said Parrikar's "silence amounts to agreement to the conspiracy that has betrayed the nation."
Party spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi also claimed that the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was not in the loop when the agreement to procure 36 fighter planes from France was signed in 2016 and demanded that he "break his silence" on the issue.
Addressing a press conference here on the issue which her party has been raising at various fora, Chaturvedi said Parrikar's "silence amounts to agreement to the conspiracy that has betrayed the nation."
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