Shah: SC ruling slap on Rahul’s politics of lies

New Delhi, December 14

Buoyed by the Supreme Court dismissing all petitions asking for a probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal, BJP president Amit Shah today called the order a “slap” on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s “politics of lies”, asking him to apologise to the country and its soldiers for putting national security at risk.

Shah said the apex court order “exposed the campaign of misinformation of the Congress chief” and that his party was ready for discussion on the issue. He also challenged the Congress to debate the issue in Parliament. “The truth has won. An attempt was made to mislead people using lies. Rahul Gandhi should apologise to the nation and the Army. He has put the national security at risk,” he said.

Hitting out at Gandhi for a jibe at PM Narendra Modi by saying the “chowkidar” is a thief, Shah said: “All thieves had gathered to call the ‘chowkidar’ a thief, but the country never believed it. For the sake of his own credibility, he should reveal the source of information on which he based his false allegations on the Rafale deal.”

Shah said the Modi-led NDA government was not shying away from a JPC probe but first there has to be a discussion. “A JPC is formed after a debate in Parliament, but the Congress is running away from a debate. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asked for a debate in the House today also,” he said. — TNS