Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with UPA chairperson <keyword id="689" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sonia-Gandhi">Sonia Gandhi</keyword> and India’s former Prime Minister <keyword id="6359397" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="manmohan-singh">Manmohan Singh</keyword> held the protest against the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/cag-report-on-rafale-deal-tabled-in-parliament-says-jets-cheaper-under-modi-government-than-upa/articleshow/67970948.cms">Rafale deal </a>on Wednesday morning outside Parliament. The party lawmakers were seen leading the protest with paper jets and posters, alleging corruption in the Rafale deal. <br /><br />
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Congress President <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RahulGandhi</a> &amp; senior leaders from the party hold a protest against the PM&#39;s lies on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RafaleScam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RafaleScam</a> outside the Gandhi statue in Parliament. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChowkidarChorHai?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChowkidarChorHai</a> <a href="https://t.co/NQd4U1UEfs">pic.twitter.com/NQd4U1UEfs</a></p>&mdash; Congress (@INCIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/INCIndia/status/1095561928519254016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 13, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Paper planes to protest the Rafale deal — India's politicians are getting wackier

New Delhi, Nov 14 () Welcoming the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale jet, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the ruling vindicates the government's stand on the fighter plane's pricing, decision making process and offset partner selection.
<p>Sitharaman held the defence portfolio when the Rafale issue heated up during the Lok Sabha polls.
</p><p> "Welcome the SC verdict on #Rafale. Shows government's decision was right on the price, the process and on the offsets.@PMOIndia @narendramodi put  #NationalSecurity on top. @IAF_MCC needed to be strengthened without any further delay. #NationFirst. Motivated propaganda defeated," she tweeted.
</p><p> She also said that the 'Chor' comment by the then Congress president Rahul Gandhi was irresponsible and he should tender an apology for misleading the people.
</p><p> "Chor comment by Shri. @RahulGandhi of @INCIndia repeated several times over for political gains, brazenly accusing the @PMOIndia is called out for what it is, irresponsible. He should apologise to the nation for misleading the people with blatant lies, even in the Lok Sabha," she said in another tweet.
</p><p>"@INCIndia should introspect for having sailed along even as its leader repeatedly insulted @PMOIndia. #NationalSecurity can't be compromised for political ambitions. The Armed Forces were demoralised by the brazen allegations against the then Chief of @IAF_MCC by the @INCIndia," she said.
</p><p> The Congress and its leader Rahul Gandhi carried out an aggressive campaign before the last Lok Sabha elections against the multi-billion dollars deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France.
</p><p> During the protests, the opposition parties disrupted the proceedings of both houses of Parliament for days together.
</p><p> The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to re-examine the aspects of pricing, decision making process and selection of the offset partner in India's deal for purchase of Rafale jet fighters from French company Dassault Aviation.
</p><p>In the review petition, there were allegations of irregularities on pricing and doubts were raised on decision making in giving priority to Rafale. Aspersions were also cast on choosing Anil Ambani's company as an offset partner.
</p> The apex court dismissed the pleas seeking review of the December 14, 2018 verdict in which it had said that there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets.  DP  MKJ

SC order vindicates govt's decision on Rafale pricing, offset partner: Sitharaman

New Delhi, Feb 11 () Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday sought to debunk claims of data fudging by the government and said the government was not hiding any numbers.<p> "No resources have been cut down for anybody but I wish to assure all members who participated during the discussion that the government is keen to work together with everybody and we want the economy to gallop," Sitharaman said replying to a debate on the Union Budget 2020-21 in the Rajya Sabha.</p><p> Without naming Congress leader P Chidambaram, she took on the former finance minister for his remarks that the chief of defence staff should strongly protest against the reduced budget allocation for defence sector and that his party would stand in his support.</p><p> Talking about previous UPA government, Sitharaman said "the entire defence ministry was paralysed, the defence of India was paralysed, they did not have an equipment and look at the way, bullet-proof dresses were not available".</p><p> "What about Rafale? Why didn't they buy it?. So having paralysed the defence of India, it is very odd that a former minister wants the defence ministry to protest. I am shocked at the way in which governance is being treated," she said.</p><p> In a marginal hike, the defence budget was increased to Rs 3.37 lakh crore for 2020-21 against last year's Rs 3.18 lakh crore, notwithstanding expectations of a significantly higher allocation to fast-track long-pending military modernisation efforts.</p><p> Sitharaman had served as Defence Minister in the first term of the Modi government.</p><p> Speaking on allegations and questions raised on the data and account fudging by the government, she highlighted that between 2005-2006 and 2010-11, every year there was issuance of oil bonds.</p><p> She asserted that Modi government has not fudged any accounts.</p><p> "The total of oil bonds issued was Rs 1.4 lakh crore or 1.9 per cent of then GDP. Even today, we are paying annually Rs 9,900 crore on these bonds as interest.</p><p> "Alright the government borrows and we have to pay interest. Understood. Government's liability on oil subsidy is something where we all have to see when we are talked down to fudging of accounts," Sitharaman explained.</p><p> She said the government liability on oil subsidies was shifted to oil marketing companies during the UPA rule so that their books appear nice and they don't have too much of overload.</p><p> Between 2012 and 2013, foreign investment recorded a negative 36 per cent growth, the minister said, adding, "literally FDI ran out of this country. And this is competent doctors holding the economy together".</p><p> Referring to fiscal deficit data, she asserted that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, fiscal discipline has been maintained all through</p> She read out the fiscal deficit numbers between 2014-15, till Budget Expenditure 2020-21 to back her assertions.  RSN NKD MJH CS ANZ  RAM

Sitharaman seeks to debunk data fudging claims, takes on Chidambaram over defence budget allocation

<p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54ddd07fdd08955a3f8b4637-3500-2333/rtr44vkk.jpg" alt="mistral ship" data-mce-source="Reuters/Stephane Mahe" data-mce-caption="The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, September 4, 2014. " data-link="http://pictures.reuters.com/" /><p class="source"><span><a href="http://pictures.reuters.com/">Reuters/Stephane Mahe</a></span></p><p class="caption">The Mistral-class helicopter carrier Vladivostok is seen at the STX Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard site in Saint-Nazaire, September 4, 2014. </p></div><p></p></div></div>Egypt</span> has agreed to buy two Mistral-class warships from France, the French government said Wednesday, announcing its second military sale to the economically-strapped country this year.</p><p>The assault ships, which can each carry 16 helicopter gunships, 700 troops and up to 50 armored vehicles, were originally intended for Russia.</p><p><span>France will refund Russia 949.8 million euros ($1 billion), Le Monde <a href="http://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2015/09/17/l-assemblee-nationale-enterine-l-annulation-de-la-vente-des-mistral-a-la-russie_4761025_3210.html" target="_blank">reports</a>. </span></p><p>France continued building to Russia's specifications - including stenciling Cyrillic writing throughout the vessels -until the deal finally fell apart because of the Ukrainian crisis. </p><p><span>It was originally supposed to be the biggest arms sale ever by a NATO country to Russia. </span></p><p>France didn't say how much <span>Egypt </span>agreed to pay, but denied losing money in the transaction.</p><p><span>Earlier this year, Egypt entered into their first big military contract with France after buying 24 Rafale fighter jets worth 5.2 billion euros ($5.9 billion), Agence France Presse <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/france-says-egypt-buy-warships-russia-deal-scrapped-112316945.html" target="_blank">reports</a>.</span></p><p>The Egyptian government has been battling a long-running insurgency in the northern Sinai region, which escalated after the military ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 amid massive protests against his rule and cracked down on Islamic groups. A local Islamic State affiliate has been claiming responsibility for militant attacks in the area.</p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-spending-billions-2015-7">How the US military spends its billions</a></h3>        <div>            <div>    <script src="http://player.ooyala.com/v3/6e12e8b3387a44daacfb73afba25a76e"></script>    <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="9kdmNndjo8M7QNeyl5Jgy5yfYCzEf-HI" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div>    <script>    if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; }     RunFunctions.push(function()    {         var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '9kdmNndjo8M7QNeyl5Jgy5yfYCzEf-HI',{ autoplay: 'false' });     });    </script>    <noscript><div>Please enable Javascript to watch this video</div></noscript></div>        </div>        <script>(function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }()); </script>    </div>

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