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Updated December 14th, 2018 at 20:49 IST

BJP to up the ante against Congress after SC's verdict on Rafale

The BJP is set to up the ante against Congress after the Supreme Court rejected petitions seeking judicial probe into the Rafale deal,

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Rahul Gandhi should not act in such a kiddish manner, and should apologise to the nation: Amit Shah

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Congress is raising questions on the legal process now. How can this be accepted? People of this country are seeing this. They are raising there own imaginary questions and answering them as well: Amit Shah

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We are ready for a debate on Rafale in Parliament. We want to give them a challenge - come and debate with facts: Amit Shah

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"The pricing details was again given to the SC in a sealed enveloped. Every minute details were explained:" Nirmala Sitharaman

"Despite the disinclination to go into the issue of pricing, the Hon'ble SC decided to comprehensively examine the the case to satisfy its conscience since accusation had been made in the open domain of huge escalation of costs. 

"The Rafale matter has been laid to rest now," said the Defence Minister.

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"Disruptors have lost on all counts"": Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

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"Why was the national security compromised with? Fiction writing compromised national security":  Arun Jaitley.

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" I feel like there were people with conflict of interest who were involved," said Arun Jaitley.

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"Rafale has increased security and commercial interests of India. The price was lower than 2007-2012 deal": Arun Jaitley

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"In democracies mostly falsehood spreading leaders were impeached," said Arun Jaitley

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""Those who created and manufactured this falsehood should have to think many times before doing such actions in future," said Arun Jaitley.

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"The deaf will never receive an answer," says Nirmala Sitharamanon Congress

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"JPC is divided on party lines, judicial inquiry is impartial," said Arun Jaitley

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"Simple aircraft 9% cheaper and weaponised one is 20% cheaper, overall is 40% cheaper... Truth only has one version, falsehood has many. Hence Rahul Gandhi has may versions on the price gaps," said Arun Jaitley

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Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad spoke after Rahul Gandhi's news briefing where he continued his allegation that the Rafale deal was a scam: "I strongly condemn Rahul Gandhi's statement. His truth is out. Rahul gandhi has been lying from the last two years and building a web of lies. We were expecting that Congress will accept the verdict politely."

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Swearing-in-ceremony for the new chief minister and his council of ministers in Rajasthan will be on December 17 at 10 am, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will attend the Ceremony, he will also be present in oath-taking ceremony of Kamal Nath on the same day in Bhopal at 1.30 pm: Sources

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After the Supreme Court's verdict on the Rafale deal, wherein they ruled out any investigation or court monitored probe into the matter while dismissing the opposition pleas, the BJP is set to up the ante against the Congress party.

BJP President Amit Shah, who had tweeted after the ruling that 'Truth always truimphs', is set to hold a press conference at 1 pm on Friday.

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First of all, I welcome the judgment of the SC. Today, the truth has won. After independence, this was the biggest effort to distract the people of India. Unfortunately, it was done by the oldest party and its President: Amit Shah

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SC's judgment has cleared that lies don't win, and truth always tops it. In the SC, there were questions on 3 points. On all these matter, SC clearly ordered that there was nothing wrong in any of these: Amit Shah

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Whosoever have distracted the people of this country on this matter, including Rahul Gandhi, they should apologise to the people and Indian Air Force. By trying to stop the procedure to buy the aircraft, Rahul Gandhi put the security of country in danger: Amit Shah

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I want to ask Rahul Gandhi, what was the source of the information of your lies? I want to ask him, why did he delay the deal?: Amit Shah

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Today it is proved that Rahul Gandhi's words, allegations, shouting against the deal was because of his fear of 'chowkidaar' Modi: Amit Shah

Published December 14th, 2018 at 20:49 IST