Addressing a press conference here after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi over the issue, the employees accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of "attempting to build a false narrative" that HAL is incapable of building the Rafale fighter jet.
It is pertinent to mention here that just months before the Lok Sabha elections 2019, the Congress party is trying to corner the Centre on Rafale issue.
Addressing a public rally in Solapur after launching a slew of infra projects, Modi asked the Congress to clarify what was driving its ongoing allegations on the Rafale fighter jet deal.
The 'chowkidar' can pick a wrongdoer even in darkness, he said.
The Congress President also said the country will surely get to know about how Modi helped his friend get Rs 30,000 crore of people's money.
The Congress president has been repeatedly accusing the Narendra Modi government of weakening public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and destroying India’s strategic capability to benefit industrialist Anil Ambani.
He said available documents in the public domain raised serious suspicious circumstances of the intention of Rahul Gandhi and Congress.
“When you tell one lie, you need to keep spinning out more lies, to cover up the first one. In her eagerness to defend the PM's Rafale lie, the RM lied to Parliament. Tomorrow, RM must place before Parliament documents showing 1 Lakh crore of Govt orders to HAL. Or resign,” tweeted Gandhi.
Kurukshetra: BJP, Congress lock horns over Rafale deal
She accused the Congress of compromising with national security in the interest of the party's "treasury" while deciding on buying 126 fighter jets.
"In addition to corruption, the PM should be investigated for weakening national security by giving the Rafale contract to his friend and international debt master, Anil Ambani," Gandhi tweeted.
By repeating his allegations, Rahul is trying hard so that at least one corruption charge against the Modi government could stick.
Rahul Gandhi's attack came a day after he said Modi faced an open book exam on the deal in Parliament and asked if he will show up at the exam or send a proxy.
Arun Jaitley attacks Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal issue
Jaitley shooted out a series of tweets in apparent attack on the Congress President, asking “How much does he know? When will be know?”
Speaking to reporters during a press conference at Congress office in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said he was ready for a debate with PM Modi over Rafale deal.
There was a huge uproar in the House when Rahul Gandhi took out his mobile phone to play a purported recorded conversation of Goa minister Vishwajit Rane.
Jaitley hit back to accuse Rahul Gandhi of having a 'legacy of lying' and 'repeating falsehood'
'Rafale Deal files in Parrikar's bedroom' Vishwajit Rane responds to alleged audio clip
Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala came out with a conversation purportedly between Goa minister Vishwajit Rane and another person.
Top News
