Day of another victory for the government; CAG report on Rafale Deal tabled in Both the Houses of Parliament; Report reveals, NDA’S 2016 Rafale deal 2.86% cheaper than that of UPA’S proposed 2007 deal; 17% saved on enhancements.

Tuesday was the last day of the Budget Session which was also the last session of the 16th Lok Sabha and on the final day, the CAG report on the Rafale deal was tabled in the Rajya Sabha. In the Rajya Sabha, Samajwadi Party and TMC Members raised slogans, and in the midst of the uproar, the house saw repeated adjournments. Finally Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine dine.

While, in the Lok Sabha, due to the uproar created by Samajwadi Party and TMC members, the House saw repeated adjournments.. As soon as the House met at 12 noon, the CAG Report was tabled in Lok Sabha as well. The CAG report titled “Capital Acquisition in Indian Air Force, which is of 141 pages, has 32 pages dedicated to the Rafale deal. The CAG has observed that the Rafale deal negotiated by the NDA government was cheaper than the UPA offer. The NDA deal was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the one negotiated the UPA government.