Rahul Gandhi’s ‘chowkidar chor hai’ jibe has Nirmala Sitharaman hopping mad

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘chowkidar chor hai’ jibe has Nirmala Sitharaman hopping mad

FPJ News ServiceUpdated: Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 11:59 PM IST
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New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court order to review the Rafale deal on merit, saying that “truth has prevailed” and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a debate on the deal. Speaking to the media after filing his nomination papers in Amethi, Gandhi said, “A few days ago, the Prime Minister gave an interview to a news channel. On questions related to the Rafale deal, he said that the Supreme Court had given him a clean chit.”

“And today the Supreme Court has accepted that there is some corruption in the deal,” he said. Launching a direct attack on Modi, the Congress leader said the Supreme Court order had made it clear that the watchman (Modi) allowed the theft to happen. “Names of two people are likely to come out if investigations take place in the deal,” he added.

Hitting out at Gandhi, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Rafale issue is not a setback for the government and alleged that the Congress President has not only misinterpreted the court’s verdict but also indulged in contempt of court by attributing words to the apex court which were not in the judgment.

In a scathing attack on Gandhi and his party, she said: “We all know Congress President probably doesn’t read even half a paragraph, but by saying that the court has accepted that there is some corruption in the deal, and by also saying that the court has said ‘chowkidaar chor hai’…these verge on contempt of court.”

She said the president of a party which ruled the country for so long has “completely shown its frustration by attributing words which were not said by the court”. “Has court said anything to this effect? Is it (not) gross contempt of the court?” Sitharaman demanded at a press conference.

Asked what legal action the BJP or the government is going to take against Gandhi, Sitharaman said: “Dekhte hain… (We shall see).” Asked whether the court’s judgement is a setback, she said: “Not at all; ‘Sab dudh ka dudh aur pani ka pani ho jayega. Congress muh dikhane layak nahi rahegi (everything would be clear soon and Congress would be embarrassed).”

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