‘Supreme’ slap on PM Modi: KC Venugopal
Alok Verma reinstated as CBI chief
Bengaluru, Jan 8: AICC Karnataka incharge KC Venugopal said that by reinstating Alok Verma as the CBI chief, the Supreme Court on Tuesday slapped on the face of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who dismissed Verma as the CBI chief overnight.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Tuesday, Venugopal said that “We have been discussing the Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha for the last three days. The central government has failed to answer the questions raised by AICC president Rahul Gandhi.
The Defence Minister has said that the centre has given Rs 1 lakh crore to the HAL. Later, she said that it was not one lakh crore. It was just Rs 26,000 crore. She has been giving such statements just to mislead the people.
People knew that HAL chief had said that the public sector unit has reached a position to borrow loan to pay the employees for the first time in two decades. The central government has got Rs 7,000 crore revolving fund from the HAL. Rafale deal was a clear incident of corruption”, he said.
“The Congress has been demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate the Rafale deal issue. But as to why the BJP which has clear majority, is hesitating to handover the case to the Panel? They might have been worrying about the truth.
People have been questioning the transparency of Prime Minister who has been claiming himself as Sevak.
By neglecting the HAL, the Central government has insulted Karnataka. The Congress would not leave this issue. It would be the major issue in the next Lok Sabha election.
We will take this issue before the people of the state and explain the reality. If the centre has all data about the Rafale Deal, why would it hesitate? Bofors and 2G Spectrum cases were also investigated by the Joint Parliamentary Panel”, he said.
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Delhi wakes up to cloudy Thursday with light rain, minimum temp at 17.6 deg C
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi woke up to a cloudy Thursday morning, with parts of the city receiving up to 12.5 mm of rainfall, while the minimum temperature stood at 17.6 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD stated that Safdarjung and Lodhi Road recorded 8.2 mm of rainfall each, while the Ridge station received 8.6 mm and Palam recorded 6.2 mm.
Ayanagar recorded 7.2 mm of rainfall, and Pitampura recorded 5.5 mm.
Additionally, Mayur Vihar recorded 3 mm of rainfall, while Janakpuri received 12.5 mm from 8.30 am on Wednesday till 8.30 am on Thursday.
The weather office noted that the minimum temperature was recorded at 17.6 degrees Celsius, which is 1.1 notches above the seasonal average, while the maximum temperature is expected to settle around 29 degrees Celsius.
According to the IMD, Delhi is under a yellow alert for very light to light rainfall, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, and gusty winds with speeds of 30 to 40 kilometres per hour.
The AQI stood in the 'moderate' category at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 153, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
