Jaitley repeats 'clown prince' jibe at Rahul


New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS): Dismissing the charge that he had met absconding scamster Nirav Modi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday again called Congress President Rahul Gandhi a "clown prince" and ridiculed him for "building false narratives" on different issues, including the Rafale deal.

Giving a point-by-point rebuttal to Gandhi's charges against the Modi government, Jaitley wondered if the Congress chief's persistent lying was a "personality issue".

"I do not recollect ever having even seen Nirav Modi in my life. The question of his meeting me in Parliament does not arise. If he came to Parliament, as Rahul Gandhi claims, then the reception records will show that. Where have I admitted all this Mr Gandhi?" asked Jaitley.

He also posted a video clip of Gandhi's Monday addresses in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh wherein the Congress chief alleged that absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi had met Jaitley before fleeing the country.

The BJP leader also dismissed as "absolute lie" Gandhi's assertions that Mallya had informed the Finance Minister of his plan to escape to London.

Countering the Congress charges of a private entity becoming an offset partner in the Rafale deal, Jaitley wrote: "The Rafale aircraft and its weaponry is not being manufactured in India at all, neither by Dassault nor by any private company. All 36 aircraft along with weaponry will arrive in India in a ready-to-fly condition. After the supplies begin, Dassault has to make purchases in India for 50 per cent of the contract value.

"These supplies to Dassault are to be made by over 120 offset suppliers and the business house named is one of them. Dassault has said that only 3 per cent of offset may come to that business house, which is less than Rs 1,000 crore," Jaitley said in a blog.

Dismissing Gandhi's allegations that the Goods and Services Tax was flawed, Jaitley claimed the successful implementation of the new tax regime had enabled India become one market.

"If the factual narrative does not suit him, then concoct an alternative. Repeat the false narrative a dozen times and convince yourself that falsehood is in fact the truth. Thereafter, you can comfortably live in self-delusion.

"Today, I feel it is much more than hallucinations. Is it a personality issue where he lies a dozen times and then in self-delusion believes it to be true or is it a case of a clown prince out-clowning himself," said Jaitley, who in his earlier blog too had called Gandhi a "clown prince".

  

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  • myna, Mysuru

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Such clumsy statements by Jaitley to deflect attention against the charges made against him is an act of cowardice. Modi too resorted to Gudia diatribe against Rahul. It is too cheap on their part. If they have guts let them set up a JPC on Rafale.

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  • PEDDA GUNDOO, MANGALURU

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Hai JATALEY OR BRUCELY ! YOU sucked the Indian economy ! You dont have any clue how it works and even your counterpart NIRMALA as defence minister dont the ABCD functioning of ARMY !

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  • R Bhandarkar, Mangaluru

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Kehtaa.Hai Joker
    Saara.Zamaana
    Poorie Hakeekat pooraa Fasanaa
    Kurta utaaro phir dekho yaaron
    Joker Nayaa hai Nahin Puraana...
    Momsy Momsyyyy With this song I gonna smash all....
    Why don't you grasp the lyrics or its meaning errrr....it projects you
    Momsy ....Diggy from MP gave me this lyric
    No wonder Son ...Keep digging you and Diggy

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  • Chris, Tel Aviv

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Rahul is too soft ,may be because of the standard of his upbringing , congress needs a leader who can harass feku and his team in the language they understand , Rahul just doesn't have it .

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  • Pai, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    A 'volcano' will explode here now as this is about their 'Prince'

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India.

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Pai, Mangalore

    Volcano has already erupted after the unethical overcharged Rafael deal exposed. Still more and more, one will hear the low graded jibe.

    Where is Anna Hazare, the crusador of so called corruption. Now 100% sure, he is a BJP agent.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India.

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Mr. Arun Jaitely, at any time, Mr. Rahul Gandhi has abused or degraded you at any time? A person who is on the verge of loosing the battle will definitely insult, degrade others. The word clown will suit you better as you are the worst Finance Minister.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Arun Jootly even Swamy feels you are good for nothing.
    You are backdoor appointed Minister. Rahul Gandhi is thousand times better than you a clown failed finance minister holding no professional degree in finance but a lawyer.

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  • Mark Dcruz, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Jetlie is alive on rental kidney..

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  • Salam, Manglore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    Jootly you already loose your kidney, now right time to speak truth,

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  • Swamy, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    This Jootly vakil trying his best to dilute all allegations against BJP by calling names to RG. Are you nervous about JPC?. Your own party men are accusing of these scams and are calling for investigation. This clown prince is haunting you day and night and giving you sleepless nights. Number of moron jokers you have in your party it is appropriate to call you a Prince of Clowns.

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  • mohan, Mangalore

    Tue, Oct 16 2018

    All BJP people are desperated now because of rahuls straight forwardness...... so they are now doing personnel attack on rahul....
    This is a called as goondasm.....

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