‘Chowkidar Facilitated Theft’: Rahul After SC Order on Rafale

Speaking after the SC dismissed the Centre’s preliminary objections to the Rafale review petitions and allowed the admissibility of “classified” documents as evidence in the case, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, 10 April, said, “Supreme Court has accepted that there is some form of corruption in the Rafale deal and that ‘chowkidar ne chori karwayi hai’ (chowkidar PM Modi has facilitated the theft).”

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also hailed the SC’s decision allowing leaked documents to be used by petitioners seeking review of the Rafale judgment, saying skeletons in the “scam” are tumbling out and now there is “no official secrets act” to hide behind for the Modi government.

Modiji, you can run and lie as much as you want,

But sooner or later the truth comes out.

The skeletons in #RafaleScam are tumbling out one by one.

And now there is ‘no official secrets act’ to hide behind.
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— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 10, 2019

SC has upheld a time honoured legal principle;

A rattled Modiji had threatened to invoke Official Secrets Act against independent Journalists for exposing his corruption on #Rafale.

Don’t worry Modiji, an investigation is going to take place now, whether you like it or not
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— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 10, 2019

This is a victory for India! We welcome the Supreme Court’s judgement to review the Rafale petition. Satyamev Jayate! 🇮🇳#RafaleDeal #ChowkidarChorHai https://t.co/DQMLcdYrr5

— Congress (@INCIndia) April 10, 2019

‘Modi Govt Has Compromised National Security for Corruption & Cronyism’

The Left parties also hailed the decision of the Supreme Court, alleging that the Modi government was compromising on national security.

Continuing his attack on the ruling party, CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said that through the Rafale fighter jet deal with France, the government "promoted cronyism".

Modi and his govt have compromised national security for corruption & cronyism in an important defence deal. They tried to evade accountability, denied a JPC, hid price from CAG, tried to first mislead, then stall any hearing in Supreme Court. Important that culprits are booked. https://t.co/GORl5LkU95

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 10, 2019

Modi and his minions have falsely claimed that they have a “clean chit” in the Rafale scam. But the proofs have come tumbling out one after another. It has been the most corrupt and most compromised govt in India's history. Now is the time to throw it out. https://t.co/ielNDzj895

— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) April 10, 2019

(With inputs from PTI and ANI.)