First it was alleged that the former French president made the observation to help the opposition in its fight against prime minister. But the French president reiterated his charge and the journalists probing the allegation of “conflict of interests” against Hollande came across the comment about India’s role in finalising the off shore partner in Rafale deal was just accidental. The charge of “conflict of interest” relates to a contract between Hollande‘s film actress girl friend and Anil Ambani’s entertainment outfit, and Ambani has allegedly paid cores of rupees to the actress. It automatically got connected with favour shown to Anil Ambani in Rafale deal. Refuting it, the French leader asserted that Anil Ambani’s company was suggested by GOI without giving any other option.
As prime minister himself has negotiated the deal without taking into confidence anybody else, the charge against him is that he has favoured Anil Ambani with the gift of Rs. 30,000 crores. Though ministers are talking all nonsense, the PM has kept mum. So it is clear that Modi had a role in favouring Ambani’s company that was incorporated just a couple of weeks before. Defence Minister Nirmala Seetharaman’s claim that Ambani’s were favoured as the PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) was not competent. As it is just reverse of the fact, Nirmala Seetharaman has been condemned by one and all.
Having failed to refute the charges like favouring Ambanis with Rs. 30,000 crores, paying three times more the price than decided earlier and endangering national security , the government is trying to rouse sentiments of nationalism. First it accused of collaboration of Indian opposition with former French President and then tried to drag Pakistan. And now the prime minister himself has talked about “International alliance” after oppositions’ failure to finalise Mahagatbandhan for Lok Sabha polls in 2019. This clearly shows the desperation of ruling conglomerate. It is definitely going to be routed in the all elections in coming days.
While continuing the campaign on corruption in Rafale deal and persisting with the demand that the entire episode be probed by the Joint Parliamentary Committee, the opposition should also take up other cases of corruption during the past four and half years of Modi regime. Equally important is the case of demonetisation. Although the RBI and other concerned government outfits have conceded that the goals that prime minister Narendra has fixed while announcing cancellation of the currency notes of Rs. 1,000 and Rs.500 could not be achieved. On the contrary, the black money that was to be unearthed has got doubled.
At the time of demonetisation it was claimed that Rs three lakh crores are there as black money in these two banned currencies and will not be deposited in banks. Not only that, all such currency had come back and got whitened, but black money in circulation has doubled. RBI itself has said that the value of big currency has become above 19 lakh crore that was just 15 lakh crores at the time of demonetisation. The newly floated currency note of Rs. 2,000 has played main role in enhancing black money.
It has also been reported that the BJP leaders as also various units of the ruling party and their allied organisations have benefited maximum by note ban. Crores and crores of rupees have been whitened by these cronies after demonetisation. That is the reason, the ruling party is obstructing the finalisation of report of parliamentary committee on finance. This committee may expose the real crimes committed in the garb of demonetisation. It was done to provide opportunity to cronies to whiten black money as well as push the banks to further bankruptcy. It is time to demand another JPC to probe and unearth the entire episode of demonetisation along with JPC to probe the Corruption in Rafale deal. (IPA Service)
INDIA
GOVT MUST AGREE TO A JPC TO PROBE RAFALE DEAL
BJP CRONIES HAVE ALSO GAINED FROM DEMONETISATION
Shameem Faizee - 2018-09-29 10:13
Having been exposed thoroughly on huge corruption and irregularities in the Rafale deal scam, the Narendra Modi government is resorting to its old tactics of side tracking the issue by raising sectarian, communal and caste issues as well as trying to confuse people with the misconceived ideas of nationalism. Ever since the revelations made by then French President Hollande that the government of India had proposed the Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as off-shore partner and French government had no option in this, minister after minister of the Modi government are weaving different theories to hide its crime.