Can't See How Rafale Remains Election Issue After SC Verdict: Omar Abdullah
"Can't see how #RafaleDeal remains an election issue after this," Omar wrote on Twitter after the top court verdict.
File photo of former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah.
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Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday said he did not see the Rafale deal remaining an election issue in view of the verdict given by the Supreme court.
"Can't see how #RafaleDeal remains an election issue after this," Omar wrote on Twitter after the top court verdict.
The apex court said there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said there has been a necessity of fighter aircraft and the country cannot remain without fighter jets.
Omar questioned whether it was right to take the Rafale issue to the apex court.
"Have to ask whether the SC was the right place to fight this battle? Some fights are best fought in the political arena," he added. (Get detailed and live results of each and every seat of the state Assemblies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to know which candidate/party is leading or trailing and to know who has won and who has lost and by what margin. Our one-of-its-kind Election Analytics Centre lets you put on the psephologist's hat. Know interesting facts and trivia about the elections. Elections = News18)
"Can't see how #RafaleDeal remains an election issue after this," Omar wrote on Twitter after the top court verdict.
The apex court said there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said there has been a necessity of fighter aircraft and the country cannot remain without fighter jets.
Omar questioned whether it was right to take the Rafale issue to the apex court.
"Have to ask whether the SC was the right place to fight this battle? Some fights are best fought in the political arena," he added. (Get detailed and live results of each and every seat of the state Assemblies in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram to know which candidate/party is leading or trailing and to know who has won and who has lost and by what margin. Our one-of-its-kind Election Analytics Centre lets you put on the psephologist's hat. Know interesting facts and trivia about the elections. Elections = News18)