Rahul asks Modi, Jaitley to 'stop lying', reiterates Rafale JPC demand
New Delhi, Sep 23: Dismissing Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's latest defence of the government over the choosing of an offset partner in the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday asked him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "stop lying" and instead order for a JPC probe.
"Jetlie's (sic) specialty is his ability to spin "2 truths", or lies, with fake self-righteousness and indignation to defend the indefensible.
"It's high time he, the RM (Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman) and our Prime Minister stop lying and call a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) to establish the full, uncorrupted truth about the Rafale scam," Gandhi said on Twitter.
Gandhi's remarks came in reply to Jaitley's social media posts, wherein he questioned the veracity of former French President Francois Hollande's claims regarding a private firm becoming an offset partner in the jet deal at the instance of the Modi government.
Iterating that there was "no partnership as suggested by the former French President", Jaitley even found a link between Gandhi's earlier tweet and Hollande's assertions.
"It is no coincidence that on April 30 Rahul Gandhi had tweeted that "globalised corruption. This Rafale aircraft really does fly far and fast! It's also going to drop some big bunker buster bombs in the next couple of weeks.
"The former French President's first statement rhymes with Rahul Gandhi's prediction," Jaitley said in his blogspot referring to Hollande who was quoted in an article by a French website as claiming that the Indian government had asked the French government to nominate Reliance Defence as its India partner in the deal.
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BMRCL to fine passengers consuming chewable tobacco-based products within metro premises, trains
Bengaluru, Apr 23 (PTI): Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday announced that passengers found consuming chewable tobacco-based products within metro premises and trains will be fined.
For this, the BMRCL will strengthen its patrolling efforts during non-peak hours, it said.
According to the BMRCL, this step has been taken in an effort to address public grievances about passengers using chewable tobacco-based products and to avoid consequent spitting and littering within metro premises and trains.
Since possession of such substances cannot be detected through metal detectors, BMRCL said it has decided to implement random physical pat-down checks at all metro stations.
"While platform security guards will be sensitised to look out for such passengers, the central security surveillance room has already been instructed to monitor passenger behaviour and alert the concerned platform security staff immediately upon noticing any violations. Enhanced surveillance will now be carried out on all trains and metro stations, and guilty passengers will be fined as per BMRCL rules," it said in a statement.
Additionally, BMRCL will launch extensive awareness campaigns to educate passengers on the importance of refraining from using chewable tobacco-based products within metro premises.
"BMRCL requests all commuters' cooperation and to join hands with us in order to ensure a cleaner and more pleasant commuting experience," it added.
#BMRCL to fine passengers consuming chewable tobacco-based products within Metro premises and trains. Check the media release for more details. pic.twitter.com/w9tsYfKLEH
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