CAG report cited by SC in Rafale verdict doesn't exist, claims Rahul

December 14, 2018 19:19

Reacting to the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today questioned the basis of the apex court judgement on the deal, alleging that a report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India mentioned in the judgement does not exist.

Gandhi read out a paragraph from the judgement which cited a CAG report on the deal.

The court had said the pricing details of the aircraft was provided to the CAG and that this CAG report had been examined by the Public Accounts Committee and a redacted portion placed before Parliament.

"Where is this report of the CAG? Show it to us if it exists," said Gandhi, flanked by Public Accounts Committee chairman Mallikarjuna Kharge.

"The government will have to explain to us where is the CAG report. Show it to PAC chairman Kharge. Maybe a different PAC is running parallelly, maybe in a different Parliament, maybe in Parliament of France. It's possible Modiji has constituted his own PAC in PMO," he said.

Calling for the joint parliamentary committee, Rahul said entire country believes chowkidar chor hai.

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