'Prove or Quit': Rahul Gandhi Wants Nirmala Sitharaman to Resign Over Rafale Charges
Rahul Gandhi had said on Friday that Sitharaman evaded his questions on the controversial Rafale deal. However, she dismissed all allegations of corruption and accused Congress president of misleading the nation.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addresses the media outside Parliament on Friday.
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New Delhi: Slamming Nirmala Sitharaman for "lying" in the Parliament over Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded Defence Minister's resignation.
"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," he tweeted.
Gandhi questioned her over a Times of India report that said that India's leading defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is keenly awaiting formalisation of orders adding up to Rs 1 lakh crore mentioned by Sitharaman during the discussion on the Rafale fighter deal in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
The report quoted a senior HAL management official as saying that no actual order had either been placed or a single rupee had been released to the company.
Gandhi had said on Friday that Sitharaman evaded his questions on the controversial deal. However, she dismissed all allegations of corruption and accused Congress president of misleading the nation.
"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," he tweeted.
When you tell one lie, you need to keep spinning out more lies, to cover up the first one.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 6, 2019
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. pic.twitter.com/dYafyklH9o
Gandhi questioned her over a Times of India report that said that India's leading defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is keenly awaiting formalisation of orders adding up to Rs 1 lakh crore mentioned by Sitharaman during the discussion on the Rafale fighter deal in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
The report quoted a senior HAL management official as saying that no actual order had either been placed or a single rupee had been released to the company.
Gandhi had said on Friday that Sitharaman evaded his questions on the controversial deal. However, she dismissed all allegations of corruption and accused Congress president of misleading the nation.