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Mangaluru: Former minister Pallam Raju demands JPC probe on Rafale deal scam

  •   Tue, Dec 18 2018 01:50:24 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Dec 18: Former central minister Pallam Raju demanded to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to know the complete facts about the Rafale deal scam.

Addressing media here on Tuesday, December 18, Pallam Raju said, "The fraud of Rafale scam was perpetuated with sheer lies. Affidavit was submitted by law ministry to the court which contained lots of false information. During UPA government, in 2012, we signed a deal to have 126 aircraft and negotiated with HAL to manufacture 108 aircraft,”



Raju further said, "In the year 2015, Modi announced purchase of 36 aircrafts at thrice the price which would cost Rs 60,145 crore. While the UPA government came up with a deal of Rs 526.10 crore per aircraft, the cost of the same went up to Rs 1670.70 crore which means a loss of Rs 41,205 crores on 36 aircraft. Even the contract was transferred to inexperienced Reliance Company, replacing the most experienced HAL. Reliance declined to disclose the price. If the deal between two countries is transparent one, then what is the need to hide the price of the aircraft?"

"We have raised several issues with regards to the Rafale scam, which have remained unanswered till today. In 2018, defence ministry came up with a statement that no partners have been chosen, while in 2016 Reliance came up with a statement that it had Rs 30,000 crore deal. Why these lies?” questioned Pallam Raju.

Raju further said, "Congress has always pointed out that Supreme Court is not the appropriate forum to decide on the issue of corruption, pricing, specification and crony capitalism in the Rafale case. Supreme Court cannot summon and examine all the file notings, witnesses on oath, including questioning the Prime Minister and also defence ministry officials or accept other evidence. This can only be done by a joint parliamentary committee. So Congress party never went to Supreme
Court and constantly insisted on JPC probe. We demand to form a joint parliamentary committee to come out with the real facts of the Rafale scam."

Former MLA J R Lobo, Congress leaders Kallige Tharanath Shetty and others were present.

 
  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    If Modi and BJP are so sure about Rafael deal, why don’t they agree on JPC investigation? The nation wants to know everything.
    The nationalist BJP which sells merchandise for the political fund on 'NAMO' and chants 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' why is running away for single debate or press conference in neutral avenue represented by the national and Internation unbiased journalist?
    Is Ambani's interest is more than the nation for the so-called 'patriotic' party which sided with British?
    Jai Hind

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  • Mohan Prabhu, Mangalore (Kankanady)/Ottawa, Canada

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Is there a precedent for JPC? Was it ever done when Congress was the ruling party? If Congress cannot move the SC to force the government to institute such an inquiry, then all the crowing will do nothing. It is just a publicity stunt to topple the ruling party and top the BJP from gaining ground in the next election. As the D-day draws near, people will speak loudly and clearly.

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  • Rational thinker, MANGALURU

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    The fact that whether there was a precedent or not is immaterial now. The need of the hour is we want clarity and transparency on the Rafale deal irrespective of party affiliations. At the end of the day we want to make sure nothing went wrong in the deal and the nation did not suffer a financial loss.

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  • abdulla, india

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Defense Equipments are purchased to defend the borders and protect Indians....from Enemy..and stop blood shed.
    Defense budget is made from the Tax payers money.
    Now, why is that every purchase we do since Independence there are question marks..either direct kick backs, Favors....cash and kind.
    wHIle the Soldiers are getting butchered on borders.
    while the entire .. Decision making machinery is in a bind.. like OCTOPUS.
    sucking money.. while changing specifications..etc.
    What a shame.?
    Why didn't we :
    on Swadeshi mantra
    manufacture every Defense .. Equipment's..
    war machines e be manufactured in India.
    why?
    who can answer..?
    why only few Business house are favored with Core..sensitive deals in Billions of dollars.
    while there are such wonderful.
    competent cos across india...on Merit..
    do we care?
    Can we follow Chinese model..formula..policy..strategies.
    produce every item from
    Pin to Nuclear subs all in india.. only.
    WITH NO PRESSURE.. BINDINGS.. FAVAORS.
    But reilant on our own strength.capability
    Like Dr. Srabhai and Dr. Kalam who made these :Satellites .. Missiles..
    Than these scams..

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  • Rational thinker, MANGALURU

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    SIMPLE QUESTION IRRESPECTIVE OF PARTY AFFILIATIONS,
    "WHY DOES THE BJP GOVT. STRONGLY OPPOSE A JPC"???
    THIS ITSELF IS A RED FLAG POINTING TOWARDS FRAUD.

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    The Govt will do all that is possible to scuttle a JPC Probe. The CAG has been silenced. The Supreme Court has rightly declined to interfere in the job esentially of the legislature.

    The only hope now is for the Supreme Court to reinstate the CBI Chief Verma who had initiaited the probe in the Rafale Scam and was in the process of may be filing the FIR until the Modi mole in the CBI Ashana blew the whistle and arranged the mid night Coup to scuttle the probe into the Rafale Scam. If the CBI Chief Verma is not reinatated, then all his investigations in the rafele scam will vanish.

    I am sure other legal remedies are available and the longer the Govt remains in denail, the more damage to its credibility as the people want to unravel the truth of this nexus between Modi and Ambani. The Suit Boot Ki Sarkar.

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  • mahesh, mangalore

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    CBI can't start any probe unless told by govt or court.
    Neither the two have given any such instructions.
    Why are you spreading false news?

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  • mahesh, mangalore

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    This guy is lying
    No Deal was signed.
    Anyways his words dont make much difference.

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  • Roshan, Mangaluru

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Like Sardar Patel statue, these fighters may also can get manufactured in China. Nobody can stop it, if it happens.

    Hope that the middle class that strongly backed Modi led BJP earlier in 2014, realises that the nations security is compromised, the only logical reason for such illegitimate act is money to win elections and pay news channels for looking the otherway.

    DK which has one of the highest logical and rational minds within India, still have some educated people defending Modi led BJP, in this one too. That is a total surprise. Hope that a relentless pressure can only now expose the govt.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Actually Pallam Raju is a spent force, politically irrelevant. Hence he's making these noises, that too in Namma Kudla!
    The person with him in the PC is also a defeated Congressman, spent force yet again.

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Those who had listened to Raghuram Rajan's debate in NDTV with Prannory Roy would understand the ill effect of demonetization & GST on Indian economy. What a visionary explanation and clarification from the ex-governor of RBI.
    BJP bhakts voted and chose Mr. Modi to lead the country and he proved his capabilities. He is fit to make election speeches and campaigning in every assmbly & LS elections. Result we all know.

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  • deepak, MANG

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Rajan is part of chor party loan distribution scam to the industrialist which all became NPA later. He is commission agent of chor party trying to justify he was right & those who came next is wrong. He should be put behind bars for all NPA loans during UPA time.

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  • Nelly, Karla

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Bhakht of worm spotted.....kitnaa??? Per month???

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    JPC applies only for Congress ...BJP is exempted from JPC because they talk only lies even to SC.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    We dodn't want Anil Ambani & Narendra Modi to go to Jail ...

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  • Prashant Karkera, Hejamady/Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    After JPC, Scotland Yard Police should probe the case, if it fails to prove BJP's role, then FBI Agency should be handed over the investigation, even it won't accumulate anything to prove, then Interpol could also be invited to take charge of further investigation ......

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  • Praan, More

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    First let them do the said JPC probe... One cannot just say SC has given clean chit. It has dealt only decision making part.... The dark areas still in the Dark...

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  • Deva, Pilar

    Tue, Dec 18 2018

    Documents submitted to SC were Dark.. i mean wrong.

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