TMC United India Rally: Shatrughan Sinha Targets PM Narendra Modi, Says 'Clarify on Rafale Deal or People Will Say Chowkidar Chor Hai'

Kolkata, January 19: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shatrughan Sinha who had already created controversy for visiting the Opposition-led "United India" Rally in West Bengal on Saturday, targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said him to clarify on Rafale deal or People Will Say "Chowkidaar Chor Hai." 'Rafale Deal is India's Biggest Defence Scam' Says Arun Shourie at TMC's United India Rally

“There are a lot of promises but no delivery. We will ask questions but they will try to divert public attention. People will call you chowkidaar till the time you don’t answer these questions,” said Sinha in West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rally. He also added, "Agar sach kehna baghawat hai toh samjho hum bhi baghi hain. Main sach ke saath, sidhanton se samjhouta nahi kar sakta (If saying truth is a crime then, then I'm a lawbreaker. Along with truth, I cannot compromise with rules). Rafale Deal Controversy: France Comes to PM Narendra Modi's Rescue, Refutes Reports of Ordering Jets at 50% Less Than India's Price.

Before Shatrughan, the Former BJP leader and journalist Arun Shourie while speaking at the event also targeted Modi government and called it a "government of lies." Shourie also termed Rafale Jet deal as "India's biggest defence scam." He also accused the current government of destroying central institutions like the CBI, RBI, and other institutions.

More than twenty national leaders had gathered in Kolkata for the mega opposition United India rally organised by Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee against the current government. The event witnessed the presence of current chief ministers like Chandrababu Naidu, Arvind Kejriwal, and HD Kumaraswamy, and former CMs Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah, and Gegong. The event was also presented by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, and union ministers Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha.

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