That’s why he doesn’t come to the House.” He also accused Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying” in Lok Sabha. Accusing Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of “lying” in Parliament, Gandhi said the minister should either place the documents in support of her statement in the House or resign. In her defence, Sitharaman shot back with reports detailing the contracts awarded to HAL since 2014 when the BJP came to power. Addressing Lok Sabha on Monday, she said that company has signed contracts worth Rs 26,570.8 crore and contracts worth Rs 73,000 Cr were in the pipeline. The war of words over between the Congress and the BJP Rafale has been going on for a week in Lok Sabha.

Source: Indian Express January 07, 2019 08:00 UTC