Rahul Gandhi says defence minister Niramala Sitharaman ‘lied’ in Parliament on Rafale deal

Team Suno Neta Sunday 6th of January 2019 06:32 PM

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Nirmala Sitaraman (left) and Rahul Gandhi

The Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, and the defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, crossed swords over the contracts given to the defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) while debating the Rafale issue in the Lok Sabha.

Gandhi alleged that the defence minister “lied” in Parliament and called for her resignation.

Gandhi tweeted:

When you tell one lie, you need to keep spinning out more lies, to cover up the first one.

In her eagerness to defend the PM's Rafale lie, the RM lied to Parliament.

Tomorrow, RM must place before Parliament documents showing 1 Lakh crore of Govt orders to HAL.

Or resign. pic.twitter.com/dYafyklH9o
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 6, 2019

Sitharaman counter attacked Gandhi and accused him of “misleading the country by spreading lies.

She tweeted:

It's a shame that the president of @INCIndia is misleading the nation.

HAL has signed contracts worth Rs 26570.8 Cr (Between 2014 and 2018) and contracts worth Rs 73000 Cr are in the pipeline.

Will @RahulGandhi apologise to the country from the floor of the house? pic.twitter.com/KIQsWikByG
— Raksha Mantri (@DefenceMinIndia) January 6, 2019