Cong Rafale allegations affecting morale of defence forces: BJP

| DECEMBER 19, 2018, 02:21 AM IST

PANAJI: BJP on Tuesday alleged that irresponsible allegations of the Congress regarding the Rafale deal are affecting the morale of the defence forces. 

Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Vinay Sahastrabuddhe while addressing a press conference in Panaji said that the Congress not accepting the SC verdict in the Rafale case is impacting the credibility of defence establishments of the country. “The Court has unambiguously given its verdict. They have said they found nothing illegal where the Rafale deal is concerned,” he said.

Unfortunately, the Congress refused to accept discussion on the issue and started spreading misinformation, he added. 

The BJP leader said that the demand for high-powered fighter planes existed in the Air Force for the last 20 years. And neighbouring countries including Pakistan and China were well-equipped with fighter planes. 

The MP questioned the source of information on the basis of which the Congress made allegations and asked why the negotiations started in the first term of the UPA government were delayed. 

“The negotiations during the UPA regime were not at the government to government basis unlike what the Modi-led government did,” he said.  

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