Rafale deal caused a loss of Rs. 41,025 crore of public
money: Dr Shakeel Ahmed
Time has come to seek answers from the BJP-led central government: Saroori
KISHTWAR, SEPTEMBER 06: - The Congress party organised a protest demonstration over Rafale deal at district headquarter Kishtwar on Thursday, seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter.
Led by All India Congess Committee (AICC) secretary in-charge, J&K, Shakeel Ahmad, and Vice president of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, a large number of senior Congress leaders and workers protested outside the old DC Office Kishtwar, and marched towards the office of the new DC office complex. They also raised slogans seeking a JPC probe into the Rafale deal. The party submitted a memorandum to the President of India through ADDC, Kishtwar Shri. Imam Din.
While addressing the protestors, Mr. Shakeel Ahmad demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into Rafale fighter aircraft deal with France, alleging that it has caused huge loss to the country's exchequer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not go through the Defence Procurement Procedure in respect of the Rafael deal which did not have the mandatory approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security also, Mr. Shakeel alleged.
Mr. Shakeel Ahmed claimed that the Rafale deal had caused a loss of Rs. 41,025 crore of public money. The purchase of Rafale aircraft from France was initiated during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government and negotiations were started for 126 aircraft. As per international bid that opened on December 12, 2012, during the UPA government the price of the aircraft was Rs. 526 crore apiece. The UPA government had planned to buy 18 aircraft in ‘fly away’ condition from France and the remaining 108 were to be made in India by the public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited through transfer of technology.
But Mr. Modi, Mr.Shakeel charged had unilaterally decided to buy only 36 Rafale aircraft at a cost of Rs. 60,145 crore. “What made the Prime Minister to reduce the number of aircraft from 126 to 36,” he asked while alleging that Mr. Modi had compromised the Defence and national interests amid looming threats from China and Pakistan. “We want a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Rafale deal to bring out the facts. If not, a Supreme Court monitored inquiry has to be conducted into the deal,” he said and accused the NDA government, headed by BJP, of keeping the country in dark over the Rafale deal.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Saroori said that the "The prime minister should come forward and tell the country about the cost of Rafale deal. The time has come to seek answers from the BJP-led central government. He said “high” price India had paid to France for the purchase of the fighter aircraft compared to prices paid by countries like Egypt and Qatar was not some “charity” and the Modi government should answer as to where the money had gone. People are asking in whose pockets this money has gone.
He claimed that the price negotiated by the Modi government was three times the one agreed upon by the Congress-led UPA government earlier. He also demanded why industrialist Anil Ambani's firm was included in the deal.
Mr. Saroori also said price hike on petroleum products and other essentials have pushed the people to the wall, but despite the failure of the Centre Govt to contain the economic losses Prime Minister is making tall and false claims with regard to development of the people.
Prominent among those who attended this protest march including President DCC Kishtwar Mohinder Singh Parihar, Mohd Aslam Malik, Asif Jahan, Haji Ghulam Hussain Mir, Master Ganaie, Tariq Hussain Mintoo, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Aktar Hussain Khurwaey, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Ali Mohd, Haji Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Asgar Hussain Khangi, Altaf Hussain Malik, Haji Ghulam Mohd Mir, Tanveer Ahmed, Jaffer Hussain, Mohd Amin Khan, Bidya Lal Sharma, Abdul Hameed, Mohd Saleem, Mohd Sultan, Farooq Ahmed, Chowdhary Ashraf, Mushtaq Ahmed, Bilal Ahmed, Mohd Rafiq Sheikh, Altaf Butt, Pervaz Kichloo, Mehraj Ud Din, Bashir Ahmed, Azeez Mohd, Khalid Hussain Sheikh, Seva Ram, Abdul Majeed Rahi, Ved Prakash, Mohd Ramzan, Abdul Salam, Mohd Rafiq Shah, Mohd Rustum, Rashid Ahangar, Mohd AMin Kiraypak, Zahid Hussain, Noor Hussain, Ghulam Hussain Shah, Suman Bhandari, Firdous Mingnoo, Waseem Maker, Waseem Saroori, Randeep Bhandari, Rahul Gupta, Akshay Goswani, Sahil Kotwal, Farooq Tappal, Rangaeil Singh, Seri Lal, Ravi Kumar and others.
Time has come to seek answers from the BJP-led central government: Saroori
KISHTWAR, SEPTEMBER 06: - The Congress party organised a protest demonstration over Rafale deal at district headquarter Kishtwar on Thursday, seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter.
Led by All India Congess Committee (AICC) secretary in-charge, J&K, Shakeel Ahmad, and Vice president of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, a large number of senior Congress leaders and workers protested outside the old DC Office Kishtwar, and marched towards the office of the new DC office complex. They also raised slogans seeking a JPC probe into the Rafale deal. The party submitted a memorandum to the President of India through ADDC, Kishtwar Shri. Imam Din.
While addressing the protestors, Mr. Shakeel Ahmad demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into Rafale fighter aircraft deal with France, alleging that it has caused huge loss to the country's exchequer. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not go through the Defence Procurement Procedure in respect of the Rafael deal which did not have the mandatory approval of the Cabinet Committee on Security also, Mr. Shakeel alleged.
Mr. Shakeel Ahmed claimed that the Rafale deal had caused a loss of Rs. 41,025 crore of public money. The purchase of Rafale aircraft from France was initiated during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government and negotiations were started for 126 aircraft. As per international bid that opened on December 12, 2012, during the UPA government the price of the aircraft was Rs. 526 crore apiece. The UPA government had planned to buy 18 aircraft in ‘fly away’ condition from France and the remaining 108 were to be made in India by the public sector Hindustan Aeronautics Limited through transfer of technology.
But Mr. Modi, Mr.Shakeel charged had unilaterally decided to buy only 36 Rafale aircraft at a cost of Rs. 60,145 crore. “What made the Prime Minister to reduce the number of aircraft from 126 to 36,” he asked while alleging that Mr. Modi had compromised the Defence and national interests amid looming threats from China and Pakistan. “We want a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Rafale deal to bring out the facts. If not, a Supreme Court monitored inquiry has to be conducted into the deal,” he said and accused the NDA government, headed by BJP, of keeping the country in dark over the Rafale deal.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Saroori said that the "The prime minister should come forward and tell the country about the cost of Rafale deal. The time has come to seek answers from the BJP-led central government. He said “high” price India had paid to France for the purchase of the fighter aircraft compared to prices paid by countries like Egypt and Qatar was not some “charity” and the Modi government should answer as to where the money had gone. People are asking in whose pockets this money has gone.
He claimed that the price negotiated by the Modi government was three times the one agreed upon by the Congress-led UPA government earlier. He also demanded why industrialist Anil Ambani's firm was included in the deal.
Mr. Saroori also said price hike on petroleum products and other essentials have pushed the people to the wall, but despite the failure of the Centre Govt to contain the economic losses Prime Minister is making tall and false claims with regard to development of the people.
Prominent among those who attended this protest march including President DCC Kishtwar Mohinder Singh Parihar, Mohd Aslam Malik, Asif Jahan, Haji Ghulam Hussain Mir, Master Ganaie, Tariq Hussain Mintoo, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Aktar Hussain Khurwaey, Bashir Ahmed Sheikh, Ali Mohd, Haji Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Asgar Hussain Khangi, Altaf Hussain Malik, Haji Ghulam Mohd Mir, Tanveer Ahmed, Jaffer Hussain, Mohd Amin Khan, Bidya Lal Sharma, Abdul Hameed, Mohd Saleem, Mohd Sultan, Farooq Ahmed, Chowdhary Ashraf, Mushtaq Ahmed, Bilal Ahmed, Mohd Rafiq Sheikh, Altaf Butt, Pervaz Kichloo, Mehraj Ud Din, Bashir Ahmed, Azeez Mohd, Khalid Hussain Sheikh, Seva Ram, Abdul Majeed Rahi, Ved Prakash, Mohd Ramzan, Abdul Salam, Mohd Rafiq Shah, Mohd Rustum, Rashid Ahangar, Mohd AMin Kiraypak, Zahid Hussain, Noor Hussain, Ghulam Hussain Shah, Suman Bhandari, Firdous Mingnoo, Waseem Maker, Waseem Saroori, Randeep Bhandari, Rahul Gupta, Akshay Goswani, Sahil Kotwal, Farooq Tappal, Rangaeil Singh, Seri Lal, Ravi Kumar and others.
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