The Congress is trying to sabotage the security preparedness of the country by raking up the Rafale deal issue despite the Supreme Court saying there is no need for a probe, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar said here on Saturday.
“Supreme Court has clearly exposed the falsehood of Congress and given a clean chit to the deal by saying no further inquiry is needed. Still if Congress persists, the only conclusion that can be drawn is that they want to anyhow stop the deal which will weaken the security preparedness of the country. We will never allow this to happen,” Mr. Javadekar told reporters on the sidelines of the 31st convocation of Goa University.
“This is nothing but sabotage for our security preparedness. We have already said that Rahul Gandhi owes an apology to the nation, to the defence forces and Lok Sabha also,” he further said, adding, “the BJP was willing to discuss the Rafale fighter craft purchase in Parliament.” He however, blamed the Congress for demanding a joint parliamentary committee(JPC) probe without discussion.
“Congress lies have been exposed on the issue of Rafale, but they are still lying and there is no reason. When the Supreme Court said there is no need for a probe, they are asking for JPC. The reality is, the Congress is trying to baulk at efforts being made to strengthen India’s security,” Mr. Javadekar said.
