Rafale deal: Prakash Javadekar calls Rahul Gandhi ‘directionless leader’

Claiming that the Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the party had no hope to return to power, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Monday called him a “directionless leader”. Javadekar was of the opinion that the Congress party is running a campaign on the basis of lies and speculations against the BJP government.

Addressing a press conference in the national capital, the Union Minister said that Congress party has no facts and evidence against the government over the Rafale deal. He said, as reported by PTI, “Rahul Gandhi is a directionless leader. Only allegations cannot make someone corrupt. Gandhi has no facts or evidence (to support his allegations against the government).”

Attacking the party, Javadekar said that there were evidence and proofs when there were allegations against former UPA government over the coal scam in 2014. Saying that they (Congress) have made a new strategy, Javadekar said, “They were voted out in 2014. There is no chance of their return to power and therefore they have made a new strategy. They cannot level allegation of corruption on the government.”

The Union Minister claimed that in last four and half years there was not a single allegation of corruption against any minister or on the government. He said, “In the last four and a half year, there was not a single allegation of corruption against any minister or on the government so they are just leveling false allegations. Rafale is a government to government contract and there was no ‘Dalal’ (broker) in the deal and this is the pain of the Congress because they were dependent on ‘Dalals’,” adding, “In defence deals, there used to be dalals and this time there is no Dalal in the contract.”

The HRD minister alleged that the Congress party is creating propaganda based on lies and speculations. He said, “No campaign can be created on the basis of lies. They have no issue so they, on the basis of lies and speculations, are creating propaganda.”

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