Kejriwal for special session of Parliament to discuss Rafale
New Delhi, Sep 22 : Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to call a special session of Parliament to discuss the Rafale deal. The Aam Aadmi Party and also demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the deal.
Senior AAP leader and party's Delhi convenor Gopal Rai also posed questions to Modi while addressing a press conference here.
He asked why the price of Rafale fighter jet had "gone up" and "why the secret clause has been added to the contract now".
Earlier in the day, Kejriwal, in a tweet in Hindi, sought to know from the Prime Minister who "pocketed the money from the Rafale scam -- the BJP or someone else".
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India-Marxist in a statement said that the Rafale issue was "proving to be a first-rate scam" which the Modi government was "desperately trying to cover up".
"The statement of the former French President has exposed the claims made by Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the government had no role in it," the party said.
"A Joint Parliamentary Committee must be formed without delay so that the role of the Prime Minister and the government is inquired into," the party added.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
