SC was misled on Rafale Deal: Former Minister Pallam Raju
Congress wants Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe scam
Mangaluru, Dec 18: Former union minister Pallam Raju said that “The central government has given false information about Rafale Deal to the Supreme Court. So, the Congress has moved Breach of Privilege motion in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The Congress is in favour of probing the deal by the Joint Parliamentary Committee”.
The Rafale Deal was the biggest scam in the history of the Ministry of Defense. HAL was the only company which has 40 years of experience in manufacturing flights for the Defense sector. What was the reason to have an agreement with a private company without considering the HAL? What was the reason to have agreement with the Reliance Defense Company through Rafale by changing the agreement made during the UPA regime for purchasing the fighter jets? Why the fighter jets price was raised by three times? With this, the country has incurred Rs 41,205 crore loss and the Prime Minister has the onus to disclose the deal before the country. PM Modi should disclose as to why the purchase proposal was changed all of a sudden after his France trip. The Prime Minister has clearly violated the DPP norms regarding purchase in the Defense Department, he demanded.
The central government has misled the Supreme Court by giving false information on flights purchase and tried to cover-up the truth. During UPA regime, Rs 526 crore was fixed for one flight, but now, the central government has increased it to Rs 1,670 crore. But the government has not provided information to the Supreme Court. The centre has not maintained transparency and even not given clear picture about the deal to the Opposition members. The HAL had manufactured flights to the Ministry of Defense earlier. But the centre has neglected it and it should disclose the reason for neglecting the public sector unit, he demanded.
Former MLA JR Lobo, MUDA president Suresh Ballal, Congress leaders Kallige Taranath Shetty, Naveen D’Souza, TK Sudheer, Saleem, Arif, Sumanth Raj and others were present.
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Woman in Lucknow fights with crocodile to rescue five-year-old son
Lucknow: In an incident reported from Bahraich district, a woman fought with a crocodile and rescued her five-year-old son who had been grabbed by the reptile when he was playing in the waters of a canal.
The woman, identified as 40-year-old Maya from Dhakiya village in Bahraich, heard the cries of her son, Veeru, and found the crocodile dragging him into the canal. Eye witnesses have said that Maya rushed to her son’s rescue and fiercely fought with the crocodile for five minutes, till the reptile let go of her son and went back into the canal waters.
Veeru, who sustained serious injuries, and Maya, who was also injured, were immediately taken to a local health centre. Maya was reportedly given first aid although Veeru remained under treatment.
When asked about the incident, Maya said that she fought with all her strength against the predator that was dragging her son. Stating that the fight seemed endless, Maya said that she hit the reptile and also clawed it, refusing to let go and without thinking about her life. She added that, as she hit the crocodile with an iron rod, the predator released her son, much to her relief.
Rajkumar Singh, former village head of Dhakiya, is said to have informed the concerned authorities. As the incident has given rise to fear among the villagers to let their children approach the water body, the locals have asked the officers to provide greater security in the area near the canal.
