Rahul Gandhi Reminds Arun Jaitley of 'Deadline on JPC' on Rafale Deal, Tweets 'Less Than 6 Hours to go'
Congress President Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attack on the Narendra Modi government after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley posed 15 questions at him on the controversial Rafale Deal.
New Delhi, August 30: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has stepped up his attack on the Narendra Modi government after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley posed 15 questions at him on the controversial Rafale Deal. After calling for a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the deal, Gandhi today reminded Jaitley of the deadline he has set for his demand and that there was less time left for the deadline to end.
"Dear Mr Jaitley, Less than 6 hours left for your deadline on the Rafale JPC to run out. Young India is waiting. I hope you're busy convincing Modi Ji and Anil Ambani Ji about why they should listen to you and approve this," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
Jaitley on Wednesday posted 15 questions on the social media and challenged Congress President Rahul Gandhi to answer them in public forum. He also called the Rafale issue a "false campaign by the Congress," in an interview with ANI.
In his Facebook post, Jaitley lashed out at the Congress for "slow and casual approach of the UPA Government" on Rafale Deal. He said that such an approach "seriously compromised national security requirements." "Every fact that Shri Rahul Gandhi and the Congress Party has spoken on pricing and procedure are completely false," he added.
Following Jaitley's attack, Rahul Gandhi had tweeted, "Mr Jaitley, thanks for bringing the nation’s attention back to the GREAT RAFALE ROBBERY! How about a Joint Parliamentary Committee to sort it out? Problem is, your Supreme Leader is protecting his friend, so this may be inconvenient. Do check & revert in 24 hrs. We’re waiting!"
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