Political Adda: कोर्ट से रफाल डील को क्लीन चिट के बावजूद नहीं थम रहीं राजनीति: Episode 34
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Channel: ThePrint · 2018 · News & Politics
The Supreme Court Friday threw its weight behind the decision-making process of India’s deal with France for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft, dismissing all the petitions filed against it. The decision is a big relief for the Narendra Modi government and means a massive setback to the Congress, which had turned the issue of alleged irregularities into a major poll plank. Saying the “country can’t afford to be unprepared in matters of fighter aircraft”, a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi added, “We can’t go into wisdom of purchasing 36 in place of over 100 aircraft under the last [UPA] deal… Don’t even need to go into pricing.” On the question of Dassault’s choice of Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as an offset partner under the deal, one of the main sticking points for critics, the court said it “is up to the vendor [Dassault] and not the central government to decide”. “[It is] not the job of this court to go into it,” the court added. Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint : http://bit.ly/SubscribeToThePrint » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theprintindia » Tweet us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theprintindia » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theprintindia » Find us on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/theprint
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