CPI urges PM Narendra Modi to come clean on Rafale deal

It is a serious issue related to sovereignty and security of India and head of government Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak and come clean on it said Communist Party of India CPI leader D Raja while reacting on the statements made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in an exclusive interview with ANI on Rafale dealIt is a serious issue which is related to the sovereignty and security of the country It is an issue between two countries India and France The head of government Prime Minister must speak out and come clean and tell people about what exactly happened he saidIn his interview with ANI Jaitley had also indicated that there could be a possible link between Congress President Rahul Gandhis accusations against the NDA government and former French president Francois Hollandes statement on Rafale deal while alleging that the entire episode could be orchestratedCommenting on this Raja said What Rahul Gandhi has tweeted he is competent and capable of defending and explaining it Now there are questions in the public domain People are asking questions on Rafale deal Why the public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited HAL was sidelined and denied the opportunity and why the government opted for a private company known for its closeness with people in power This government will have to explain and when I say government its Prime Minister as he is the head of the government Why PM is keeping quiet and why he hasnt uttered a word on the issue There is a demand in parliament that a Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC to look in the issue which was also reiterated by our party Why it was not accepted by BJP and the government in the last session of Parliament In winter session of Parliament will the government agree to itRaja further cornered Jaitley on his remark stating that Rahul Gandhi is bent upon bringing the level of discourse down to vulgarity The CPI leader urged the Finance Minister to put a check on the kind of language Bharatiya Janata Party leaders use against the Congress president He said the name calling was initiated by the BJP as it was their leader who called Rahul Gandhi pappu in the beginningRaja said Finance minister should give this advice to Bharatiya Janata Party BJP spokespersons the BJP minister and other leaders It is they who lowered down the level of public discourse They are taking it to such a low level which finally turns out to be abuses slanders instead of discussing the real issues of the country and people In the case of Rahul Gandhi who called him Pappu for the first time he also raised this issue in parliament It is BJP who used such a word He is national president of Congress and how can they call him so Even Finance minister went to the extent of calling him a clown prince FM should also think over all these things and instead of making general preaching he must advise his party men not to resort to such slanders let them discuss the real issuesCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever