[The non-Congress opposition parties, in general, are remerkably reticent on this issue of the blatant mega scam, even though, on its own, threatening to tear apart the craftily built halo of "honesty" around the Pradhan "Chowkidar".
Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha are trying, desperately, to fill up that gap, with their periodic forensic analysis of the "deal". Brilliant as their interventions are, these are no substitute for mass protests, but, complementary to and force multiplier for such, largely missing, street actions. The attempts by the Congress were not too successful. Particularly, in that context, the Left's decision to bring the issue to the streets is especially welcome.] https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/left-organisations-to-hold-nationwide-protests-on-rafale-deal-from-october-22-1927656 Left Organisations To Hold Nationwide Protests On Rafale From October 22 Convenor of JEJA and CPI(M) lawmaker Hannan Mollah yesterday alleged that the multi-crore Rafale deal is the largest defence scam in the country. All India | Press Trust of India | Updated: October 06, 2018 03:05 IST Left Organisations To Hold Nationwide Protests On Rafale From October 22 The Opposition has been accusing massive irregularities in the Rafale deal. (File) NEW DELHI: More than 100 organisations affiliated to various Left parties will jointly launch a week-long nationwide protest from October 22 to "expose" the alleged scam in the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. During the 'Jan Ekta Jan Adhikar Andolan', they will demand a joint parliamentary committee probe to "unearth the corruption" in the Rafale deal and the resignation of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Convenor of JEJA and CPI(M) lawmaker Hannan Mollah yesterday alleged that the multi-crore Rafale deal is the largest defence scam in the country. "The Rafale deal is a major corruption that needs a thorough investigation by a joint parliamentary committee. Only a JPC probe can bring all the shady details behind the deal before public," said Hannan Mollah. Questioning the government's "nationalism" claim, Hannan Mollah said "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is misusing nationalism to cover the loot of public money". He alleged that the PM Modi government is "engrossed in pleasing crony capitalists" by showing them ways to maximise their profits at the cost of public exchequer. "The Rafale scam is a clear example of high-level corruption involving none other than the prime minister. The loss to the exchequer from this deal could be around Rs. 41,250 crore," alleged the CPI(M) leader. The JEJA convenor claimed public sector undertaking Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was bypassed from the deal to benefit private entities which have no experience in manufacturing fighter aircraft and in the aviation sector. During the week-long campaign, JEJA will stage demonstrations and sit-ins at district level across the country. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
