Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday hit out at the Modi government for reportedly targeting a defence ministry official who allegedly raised "objections" over the price of the Rafale jets.
He took to Twitter to take a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a poem in Hindi, alleging that he gave benefits to "crony capitalists" at the cost of state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in the Rafale deal.
Rahul Gandhi also alleged that the officer who raised questions over the deal was penalised, while those who sided with the government were rewarded.
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He tagged a media report that alleged that the defence ministry official who raised objections over the price of the Rafale jets "proceeded" on a month's leave and the Rafale deal was approved by the Defence Acquisition Council thereafter.
मोदी-अंबानी का देखो खेल
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) September 27, 2018
HAL से छीन लिया राफेल
धन्नासेठों की कैसी भक्ति
घटा दिया सेना की शक्ति
जिस अफसर ने चोरी से रोका
ठगों के सरदार ने उसको ठोका
पिट्ठुओं को मिली शाबाशी
सेठों ने उड़ती चिड़िया फाँसी
जन-जन में फैल रही है सनसनी
मिलकर रोकेंगे लुटेरों की कंपनी https://t.co/XJPbpVoAj3
Citing the same media report, Congress' chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, in a tweet, claimed that the Modi government "sent on leave the 'whistleblower'", who questioned the loss to the state exchequer "by paying 300% extra for 36 Rafale".
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He also alleged that a senior officer, who overruled the official who raised questions over the Rafale jets pricing, was made a member of UPSC (Union Public Service Commission).
"Perks of pleasing Modi Govt cover corruption tracks," he claimed.
Modi Govt sent on leave the ‘whistleblower’ Jt Secy(Air), who questioned loss to Govt Treasury by paying 300% extra for 36 #Rafale.
— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) September 27, 2018
DG,Smita Nagaraj,who overruled the Jt Secy,was made a member of UPSC.
Perks of pleasing Modi Govt cover corruption tracks.https://t.co/93RqSfCP7z
The Congress has been stepping up its attack on the government with the Rafale deal controversy taking a new turn last week after Francois Hollande, who was French president when the Rs 58,000 crore deal was announced, was quoted as saying by French publication Mediapart that France was given "no choice" in selection of the Indian partner for Dassault and the Indian government proposed the name of Reliance Defence as offset partner for the French aerospace giant.
Modi had announced the procurement of 36 Rafale fighters after holding talks with Hollande on April 10, 2015, in Paris.
