NEW DELHI: The parliamentary standing committee on defence saw a heated exchange between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and panel chairman Jual Oram on Thursday after Gandhi demanded to know from the government why it had pared down an order of 126 Rafale fighter jets to 36, and how it proposed to “compensate” for the loss, especially in the face of the joint aggression India was facing at the hands of the Chinese and Pakistani armed forces.
Sources said Oram stopped Gandhi from asking questions about the LAC situation and Rafale aircraft persistently and said they were “out of context”. However, Gandhi continued after insisting that his queries related to defence purchases, well within the mandate of the discussion on the Demand for Grants for the defence ministry.
Jual Oram told Rahul Gandhi to be brief at meeting of Parliamentary panel on Defence
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February 18, 2021 23:26 IST
The panel is believed to have discussed sensitive issues, including the face off with China on the eastern Ladakh border.
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Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on Friday.
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The panel is believed to have discussed sensitive issues, including the face off with China on the eastern Ladakh border.
Chairman of the Parliamentary panel on Defence Jual Oram reportedly asked Lok Sabha member and former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi to be brief while asking questions during a meeting of the panel on Thursday.
Updated Dec 17, 2020 | 13:58 IST
Union Minister Prakash Javdekar slammed Rahul Gandhi for walking out of a meeting of the parliamentary committee on defence calling it “disrespect to the system”. Rahul Gandhi
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