Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut attacks Modi government, says ‘Rafale father of Bofors’
Sanjay Raut.
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, on Sunday, called the controversial Rafale deal as the “father of Bofors”. Raut said the Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, is getting more importance in national politics now after repeatedly speaking against the Rafale deal with France.
In an article in the Sena mouthpiece, “Saamana”, Raut wrote: “Today, they are accused of pocketing Rs 700 crore in the Rafale jet deal. Rafale is the father of Bofors.”
Raut further writes: “The question is not that Anil Ambani was given the contract for the fighter jets, but, as against the price of Rs 527 crore for each jet, the deal was done at Rs 1,570 crore during Modi government's tenure. This means middlemen got a commission of about RS 1,000 crore per jet.”
Raut said, “Only Gandhi was speaking against Rafale deal, whereas there are other political parties have kept quiet. Because of this, Rahul is now getting more importance in the politics of the nation.”
Raut also alleged that the Modi government and BJP spokespersons of speaking a “100 lies to hide one lie” on the Rafale deal and fooling everybody in the process.
Raut also wrote: “Nothing related to security deals are hidden anymore. Thus, there is no point in not disclosing details in the name of (national) security. Defence deals have not been brought under the ambit of the RTI, yet the details on Rafale deal came out.”
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