Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday rejected allegation of corruption in the Rafale fighter jet deal while asserting that a lie repeated again and again could not become truth.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Congress should understand that a lie spoken many a time cannot turn into truth. We have been ready for a discussion from the very first day. But why is the opposition party running away ,\u201d Singh said in the Lok Sabha.<\/p>\n
Raising the issue, Kharge reiterated his party\u2019s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the deal alleging that it was one of the biggest \u201cscams\u201d of the country.<\/p>\n
He was responding to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge\u2019s accusations on the issue during Zero Hour amid protests and slogan-shouting by opposition members, including those of the Congress, AIADMK and the TDP on different issues.He claimed that the Rafale fighter jets had been purchased at a price three times higher than the UPA government\u2019s deal.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy the government is not disclosing the price even as the French President has said it could be disclosed?\u201d he aasked.Not satisfied with the government\u2019s response, the Congress members continued with their protest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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