New Delhi, Feb 13 Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dismissed as "eyewash" the CAG report on the Rafale deal and contended that two major claims made by the government of cheaper deal and faster delivery of aircraft stood demolished because of the dissent report of three members of the Indian Negotiating Team. Addressing the media after the CAG report …
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday noted that the CAG report on the Rafale deal does not mention the dissent note by negotiators and said he doesn't think its worth the paper its written on. The Congress attack came came a day after Gandhi accused the prime minister of "treason" and violating the Official Secrets Act by acting as Anil …
The CAG report on Rafale has perhaps answered the two important questions raised by The Hindu report which cited an eight-page dissent note by three members of the Indian Negotiating Team which had concluded that the NDA deal was not on better terms than the UPA deal and there was no faster delivery schedule than the deal negotiated under the …
The performance audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft by the Indian government from the France government, highlighted heavily the challenges of evaluating the pricing of the jets. Not only did the CAG report speak on the defence ministry’s negotiation panel failure in estimating a benchmark for pricing, making it difficult for …
The CAG report on Rafale deal, which was tabled in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, has countered the misconception that the NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi went for a costly deal with France. Item of Supply Variation Flyaway Aircraft Package 0 Service products -4.77 Indian Specific Enhancement -17.08 Standards of Preparation 0 Engineering Support Package +6.54 Performance-based Logistics …