Seeking to turn the tables on the Congress over the Rafale issue, the BJP will deploy its top leaders, including chief ministers and Union ministers, in 70 cities across the country on Monday, 17 December, to attack the opposition party.
“The BJP will unmask the Congress’ conspiracy against the government and its attempt to play with national security after the Supreme Court has categorically stated the truth about the Rafale deal.”Anil Baluni, BJP’s media head and Rajya Sabha member
The judgment, he said, has "nailed the lie" of those leveling allegations against the government over the fighter aircraft contract.
Sources said Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadanvis, Vijay Rupani, Sarbananda Sonowal BJP’s chief ministers in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Assam, respectively, will address the media in Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Agartala.
Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Jaavdekar, JP Nadda, Smriti Irani, Suresh Prabhu, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the party's organisational leaders will also speak to the media on Monday at different places.
In a boost to the BJP-led central government, the Supreme Court on Friday, 14 December, had dismissed a batch of petitions seeking probe into the Rafale deal.
The court said there is no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
Following the judgement, BJP President Amit Shah had sought an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who, however, stuck to his guns and alleged corruption in the deal.
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