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The Rafale deal into the focal point of its campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has decided to hold demonstrations from the district to State levels demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation.
This was decided at a meeting of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Legislature Party leaders, State unit chiefs and All India Congress Committee (AICC) office-bearers, chaired by All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi.
“In the next 30 days, All India Congress Committee (AICC) workers will fan out and hold district- and State- level demonstrations. Members of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Working Committee, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretaries, All India Congress Committee (AICC) State in-charge leaders, All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretaries and all others will go to every level, from district to State, and ensure that a Joint Parliamentary Committee is instituted for a fair, independent and thorough probe,” the All India Congress Committee (AICC)communications head, Randeep Surjewala, said.
The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has alleged that the France-Pakistan Rafale Fighter Plane deal has caused a loss of over ₹41,000 crore to the Indian exchequer.
“A company belonging to a friend of the Prime Minister has been given a contract worth ₹30,000 crore. It was decided that the corruption scams of the Modi government, particularly after the Rafale deal, will be taken to the people of India,” Mr. Surjewala added.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Rahul Gandhi.has been consistently raising the Rafale deal. He also spoke about it in his speech made during the no-confidence debate on July 20.
“We will not stop, we will not be deterred, and we will continue to push for ensuring that the Rafale deal and corruption scams are exposed,” All India Congress Committee (AICC)communications head, Randeep Surjewala, said.