New Delhi
\nYoung India is waiting for a decision on a joint parliamentary committee on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi told Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday, a day after he gave him 24 hours to \u201ccheck and revert\u201d on the issue.<\/p>\n
As Indian Youth Congress workers gathered outside the AICC office in preparation for a protest march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s residence on the issue, Gandhi took to Twitter to address the finance minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cDear Mr Jaitley, Less than 6 hrs left for your deadline on the #Rafale JPC to run out. Young India is waiting. I hope you\u2019re busy convincing Modi Ji and Anil Ambani Ji about why they should listen to you & approve this!\u201d he said.
\nThe Congress, which has launched a frontal attack on the government over the Rafale issue, is undertaking a pan-India campaign to \u201capprise people\u201d on the deal. Party leaders are fanning out across the country, holding press conferences which will be followed by plans for district- and state-level agitations on the issue.<\/p>\n
In Delhi, the Congress is holding protests outside its headquarters and will march towards the PM\u2019s house with top party leaders expected to participate in the agitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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