Rafale Deal: CAG Report on Pricing Not Examined by PAC, Modi Govt Tells Supreme Court; Requests to Correct Verdict
The Supreme Court on Friday, December 14, dismissed all the writ petitions which sought a Supreme Court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the pricing of Rafale deal.
New Delhi, December 15: In the latest development in Supreme Court's verdict on Rafale deal, the Central government on Saturday filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court "seeking factual corrections" in its verdict. The government has also served a copy of the affidavit to all the petitioners in the Rafale deal case, reported news agency ANI. The government in the affidavit mentioned that the top court "misinterpreted" the government's earlier affidavit which led to the Supreme Court ruling that the deal's pricing were checked by the CAG and Public Accounts Committee (PAC). But the government informed the court that the deal is yet to be examined by the PAC, said the government. Full Text of Rafale Deal Verdict by Supreme Court.
PAC Chairman Mallikarjun Kharge said earlier today that the Central Government lied in the Supreme Court about presenting the CAG report in the House and in the PAC. Rafale Deal Verdict: Mallikarjun Kharge to Summon AG, CAG For ‘Lying’ in Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on Friday, December 14, dismissed all the writ petitions which sought a Supreme Court-monitored probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the pricing of Rafale deal. The court said it did not find any substantial material on record to show that this is a case of commercial favoritism to any party by the Government of India. The bench, also comprising Justices K. M. Joseph and Sanjay Kishan Kaul, said the required process has been followed. Supreme Court Verdict on Rafale Deal: BJP Seeks Apology From Rahul Gandhi, Congress Presses For JPC Probe; Here's Who Said What.
The Central government has now filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court and served copy of it to all petitioners in the Rafale deal case. Rafale Deal: 'CAG Report on Pricing Not Shared With PAC', Rahul Gandhi Questions 'Foundation' of Supreme Court Judgement.
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Meanwhile, politics continues to be strong over the Supreme Court's verdict on Rafale deal. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said that Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Mallikarjun Kharge should file an affidavit or review petition in court saying he did not receive the CAG report in regard with the Rafale deal and the committee has not examined it.
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, supported Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge 's accusation that the Attorney General and Comptroller and Auditor General presented wrong facts in the Rafale deal in Supreme Court. Pawar, like Kharge, accused the BJP-led government of presenting false data in the apex court.
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