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There is surely something seriously wrong in the current Rafale deal.The way the CVC has handled the CBI matter ,it is better the Supreme Court handles the Rafale deal.
Sinha & shouri petion have nothing except formal request for lodging FIR and investigate by CBI. It raise no Evidence of corruption no question about validity of international indo France Rafale agreement what has been challenged only BY Manohar lal Sharma IN HIS PIL. A SERIOUS constitution issue.
Author wrote wrong false fact on the behest of prashant Bhushan against M. L. Sharma just to to highlight his pil as a heavy pil. Shamful. Itis seems a pid article while.
Shouri a corrupt minister sold Air India two hotel to RSS members free of cost. Prashant exploited crores of rupee from Navin jinal after entering in pending coal block pil of sameManohar. Lal Sharma. He mDe AAP from jindal funding. See Aswini upadhyaya Executuve member of AAP.
Prashant Bhushan never file any Pil but entered in others pil after admitted by supreme court. Mr. Author it is shameful what you did/wrote in dirty manner. You are aspected honest to show honesty not for degradation for any one.
No wonder Modiji did not appoint LP.He has planned the Rafale deal very very meticulously. It might sound weird but sometime I wonder if former RM Manohar Parrikar’s health problems are real or some ruse to avoid/hide Rafale deal.
It appears that supreme court is also confused and effort is being made to find out what is the truth. The congress party president Mr.Rahul Gandhi is shouting day and night that Rs.130000/- crore scam had happened out of a contract of Rs.59000/- crores where 36 war planes are to be supplied. Scores of highly intelligent people are supporting Mr. Rahul Gandhi and his arithmetic. But the common people are wondering what is this. Some people feel like to rejoin for studies once again to learn new arithmetic. Old arithmetic which was taught to them by their knowledgeable professors is now not of use in front of the arithmetic of Mr. Rahul Gandhi.
Mr/Ms. Apurva Vishwanath’s story suffers from subjectivity and futility !
Two former Union Ministers Mr.Arun Shourie, Mr.Yashwant Sinha who had been a part and parcel of Late Mr.Atal Bihari Vajpayee led BJP government at the centre and Mr.Prashant Bhushan, an experienced jurist of India have raised this serious and grim issue of bungling in the Rafale Fighter Air Craft Altered -Renegotiated Deal issue not orally but on record in black and white, why should not the Honorable Apex Court take cognizance of the matter pertaining to a very critical defence deal to strengthen the squadrons of the Indian Air Force ! These persons are well known figures of stature who will not raise fingers against the Prime Minister without any substance ! Had laymen come out with the accusations of this grave nature, it would have been worth overlooking and neglecting !
The circumstantial evidence is obviously against the alleged accused ones ! The altered and renegotiated deal should have been very diligently and responsibly clinched adhering to certain procedural and propriety yardsticks !
Only a couple of anomalies and gaps very clearly beckon that there was certainly something wrong at the bottom !
Will the Honorable Prime Minister present any document in public domain that before April 10, 2015, the decision on official record to alter and renegotiate the deal already in progress taken by either the concerned competent committee or the authorities ? Can the PM instantly take decisions of his own without following due process of law and procedures is also a soul- searching question ?
Why a defaulter company with no experience in the discipline was instantly groomed up for offering undue favours ?
Why there are cover-ups and change in the stances off and on so far regarding this defence deal ?
The Apex Court is not at all taking view of the matter in question suo moto, but prayers have been made before it by the petitioners after exhausting procedures and adopting due process of law !
Should not the Supreme Court bother to adjudicate the matter brought before it for scrutiny ?
The Apex Court must be lauded and hailed for its keenness to discharge its duties and responsibilities with a spirit of devotion and dedication where the executive and other institutions of the nation have very badly been found wanting quite often ? The Apex Court
is to prove its motto “Satyamev Jayate ” true in the letter and spirit ! Should not it ?
Come what may, the TRUTH will ultimately prevail and win !
No it was not. Writer needs to be lauded for showing guts — unlike the rest of the media — in calling a spade a spade. (Last week there was a news story that that the CJI was “inconvenienced” on his visit to the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati. And a police DCP was asked suspended for such dereliction of duty. Mind you no aam aadmi was inconvenienced….but the CJI.
I quote from the article’s last few paras:
“…If the court finds prima facie evidence of wrongdoing…”
With due respect for the writer, why the IF?! How can the court ever NOT FIND any prima facie evidence??? Kindly consider this one fact only:
Mr Modi met the French side FOR THE FINAL MEETING in France ALONE, and after that meeting the startling changes were announced (36 and not 126; price higher by nearly 1000 crores; Ambani factor).
If the above is true, then was Mr Modi given any “document” by his back-office/Def. Ministry BEFORE he left, which reflected a go-ahead for above mentioned decisions at his meeting in Paris?
If YES, then why did def min Manohar Pariker say “the decision was taken by Mr Modi?” Was Mr Parikar present in that meeting? Why did Foreign Sec Mr Jaishankar give a press conference in which HAL etc was mentioned just a few days before?
If YES, then does that “document” figure in the dossier that was handed over by government to SC in a sealed cover on 26 October?
If NO, that means if no well-considered, well-deliberated feedback “document” was given to Mr Modi BEFORE he left for France, then why did Mr Modi NOT INVOLVE Vice Air Chief Dhanoa in discussions who happened to be in Paris during those days? (I heard this on some TV news, that he was in France). After all Vice Chief was the senior most officer, that’s why he became the Chief an year or so later.
36000 CRORES of public money spent just like that? Country’s security compromised just like that? And even the apex Court of the country cannot ask any questions to the man who is after all an ELECTED person? If office clerks who typed the documents and joint secretaries and secretaries in defence ministry and PMO can know the top security details about price and configuration, then why can’t the CJI and other Supreme Court judges know? Why can’t the ELECTED members of parliament know who were elected by people whose money it was and whose security was, and is at stake?
If Mr Modi can come out of all this unscathed, then that will be the biggest and cruelest joke in any democracy, leave alone the largest democracy in the world.
Well the answer is a simple one word sir…’hearsay’
If Quatrochi Mamaji can come Unscathed by Union Law Minister himself visiting Latin Amecrican country was not biggest and crulest joke in democracy what can you expect now?
But why not ask CAG to do audit first and then CVC /CBI to do an investigation if any scent of corruption is felt.
Because it’s not supreme courts job to ask CAG or CVC which are equal constitutional bodies to look into a matter.
These bodies would have, especially the CAG, looked into the matter anyway because it’s a govt expenditure.
This is a pure case of judicial overeach and activism. Just trying to set it’s supremacy over other constitutional bodies. Court should have actually asked the petitioners to go to these bodies n wait for their fidnings, thereof.
The apex court is proceeding with utmost circumspection and gravitas, mindful of the import of this matter, not willing to do anything which undermines the majesty of government as an institution. It first sought to satisfy itself that the laid down procedures for defence procurement have been scrupulously followed. Next, it wishes to be apprised of pricing, since it is claimed that the new deal is more beneficial to the public interest, with a figure of 9% discount being mentioned. In an issue that has inevitably got politicised in an election year, Indians can be sanguine that the matter will be examined judiciously, free of bias.
There is surely something seriously wrong in the current Rafale deal.The way the CVC has handled the CBI matter ,it is better the Supreme Court handles the Rafale deal.
Sinha & shouri petion have nothing except formal request for lodging FIR and investigate by CBI. It raise no Evidence of corruption no question about validity of international indo France Rafale agreement what has been challenged only BY Manohar lal Sharma IN HIS PIL. A SERIOUS constitution issue.
Author wrote wrong false fact on the behest of prashant Bhushan against M. L. Sharma just to to highlight his pil as a heavy pil. Shamful. Itis seems a pid article while.
Shouri a corrupt minister sold Air India two hotel to RSS members free of cost. Prashant exploited crores of rupee from Navin jinal after entering in pending coal block pil of sameManohar. Lal Sharma. He mDe AAP from jindal funding. See Aswini upadhyaya Executuve member of AAP.
Prashant Bhushan never file any Pil but entered in others pil after admitted by supreme court. Mr. Author it is shameful what you did/wrote in dirty manner. You are aspected honest to show honesty not for degradation for any one.
No wonder Modiji did not appoint LP.He has planned the Rafale deal very very meticulously. It might sound weird but sometime I wonder if former RM Manohar Parrikar’s health problems are real or some ruse to avoid/hide Rafale deal.
It appears that supreme court is also confused and effort is being made to find out what is the truth. The congress party president Mr.Rahul Gandhi is shouting day and night that Rs.130000/- crore scam had happened out of a contract of Rs.59000/- crores where 36 war planes are to be supplied. Scores of highly intelligent people are supporting Mr. Rahul Gandhi and his arithmetic. But the common people are wondering what is this. Some people feel like to rejoin for studies once again to learn new arithmetic. Old arithmetic which was taught to them by their knowledgeable professors is now not of use in front of the arithmetic of Mr. Rahul Gandhi.
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist,Barnala (Punjab)
Mr/Ms. Apurva Vishwanath’s story suffers from subjectivity and futility !
Two former Union Ministers Mr.Arun Shourie, Mr.Yashwant Sinha who had been a part and parcel of Late Mr.Atal Bihari Vajpayee led BJP government at the centre and Mr.Prashant Bhushan, an experienced jurist of India have raised this serious and grim issue of bungling in the Rafale Fighter Air Craft Altered -Renegotiated Deal issue not orally but on record in black and white, why should not the Honorable Apex Court take cognizance of the matter pertaining to a very critical defence deal to strengthen the squadrons of the Indian Air Force ! These persons are well known figures of stature who will not raise fingers against the Prime Minister without any substance ! Had laymen come out with the accusations of this grave nature, it would have been worth overlooking and neglecting !
The circumstantial evidence is obviously against the alleged accused ones ! The altered and renegotiated deal should have been very diligently and responsibly clinched adhering to certain procedural and propriety yardsticks !
Only a couple of anomalies and gaps very clearly beckon that there was certainly something wrong at the bottom !
Will the Honorable Prime Minister present any document in public domain that before April 10, 2015, the decision on official record to alter and renegotiate the deal already in progress taken by either the concerned competent committee or the authorities ? Can the PM instantly take decisions of his own without following due process of law and procedures is also a soul- searching question ?
Why a defaulter company with no experience in the discipline was instantly groomed up for offering undue favours ?
Why there are cover-ups and change in the stances off and on so far regarding this defence deal ?
The Apex Court is not at all taking view of the matter in question suo moto, but prayers have been made before it by the petitioners after exhausting procedures and adopting due process of law !
Should not the Supreme Court bother to adjudicate the matter brought before it for scrutiny ?
The Apex Court must be lauded and hailed for its keenness to discharge its duties and responsibilities with a spirit of devotion and dedication where the executive and other institutions of the nation have very badly been found wanting quite often ? The Apex Court
is to prove its motto “Satyamev Jayate ” true in the letter and spirit ! Should not it ?
Come what may, the TRUTH will ultimately prevail and win !
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist
Pom Anm Nest, Barnala (Punjab)
“New Emperor in town” was hitting below the belt.That was a sad line in the column.
No it was not. Writer needs to be lauded for showing guts — unlike the rest of the media — in calling a spade a spade. (Last week there was a news story that that the CJI was “inconvenienced” on his visit to the Kamakhya temple in Guwahati. And a police DCP was asked suspended for such dereliction of duty. Mind you no aam aadmi was inconvenienced….but the CJI.
I quote from the article’s last few paras:
“…If the court finds prima facie evidence of wrongdoing…”
With due respect for the writer, why the IF?! How can the court ever NOT FIND any prima facie evidence??? Kindly consider this one fact only:
Mr Modi met the French side FOR THE FINAL MEETING in France ALONE, and after that meeting the startling changes were announced (36 and not 126; price higher by nearly 1000 crores; Ambani factor).
If the above is true, then was Mr Modi given any “document” by his back-office/Def. Ministry BEFORE he left, which reflected a go-ahead for above mentioned decisions at his meeting in Paris?
If YES, then why did def min Manohar Pariker say “the decision was taken by Mr Modi?” Was Mr Parikar present in that meeting? Why did Foreign Sec Mr Jaishankar give a press conference in which HAL etc was mentioned just a few days before?
If YES, then does that “document” figure in the dossier that was handed over by government to SC in a sealed cover on 26 October?
If NO, that means if no well-considered, well-deliberated feedback “document” was given to Mr Modi BEFORE he left for France, then why did Mr Modi NOT INVOLVE Vice Air Chief Dhanoa in discussions who happened to be in Paris during those days? (I heard this on some TV news, that he was in France). After all Vice Chief was the senior most officer, that’s why he became the Chief an year or so later.
36000 CRORES of public money spent just like that? Country’s security compromised just like that? And even the apex Court of the country cannot ask any questions to the man who is after all an ELECTED person? If office clerks who typed the documents and joint secretaries and secretaries in defence ministry and PMO can know the top security details about price and configuration, then why can’t the CJI and other Supreme Court judges know? Why can’t the ELECTED members of parliament know who were elected by people whose money it was and whose security was, and is at stake?
If Mr Modi can come out of all this unscathed, then that will be the biggest and cruelest joke in any democracy, leave alone the largest democracy in the world.
Well the answer is a simple one word sir…’hearsay’
If Quatrochi Mamaji can come Unscathed by Union Law Minister himself visiting Latin Amecrican country was not biggest and crulest joke in democracy what can you expect now?
But why not ask CAG to do audit first and then CVC /CBI to do an investigation if any scent of corruption is felt.
Because it’s not supreme courts job to ask CAG or CVC which are equal constitutional bodies to look into a matter.
These bodies would have, especially the CAG, looked into the matter anyway because it’s a govt expenditure.
This is a pure case of judicial overeach and activism. Just trying to set it’s supremacy over other constitutional bodies. Court should have actually asked the petitioners to go to these bodies n wait for their fidnings, thereof.
The apex court is proceeding with utmost circumspection and gravitas, mindful of the import of this matter, not willing to do anything which undermines the majesty of government as an institution. It first sought to satisfy itself that the laid down procedures for defence procurement have been scrupulously followed. Next, it wishes to be apprised of pricing, since it is claimed that the new deal is more beneficial to the public interest, with a figure of 9% discount being mentioned. In an issue that has inevitably got politicised in an election year, Indians can be sanguine that the matter will be examined judiciously, free of bias.
Duh! Free of bias….really? You are so naiive.