The Union Minister for Textiles, Smt. Smriti Irani interacting with the stakeholders of textile industry at a session of India Chamber of Commerce, in Kolkata on September 29, 2018.
Kolkata, December 17 (IANS) Amid the row over the SupremeCourt verdict on Rafale jet deal, Union Minister Smriti Irani on Mondaydemanded an explanation from the Congress as to why it tried to play withmatters of national security and create doubts about the credibility of theIndian Air Force by spreading "constant lies" in the last one year.
Targeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who has beenrelentlessly attacking the Narendra Modi government at the Centre over thedefence deal with a French company, Irani said the Congress leader must revealhis source of information about the alleged anomalies in the deal.
For the last one year Congress has been playing with thenation's security by spreading a series of lies regarding the Rafale deal.
"However, lies do not last long. The Honourable SupremeCourt has exposed the lies spread by Congress on this issue in front of thewhole nation after scrutinising all the aspects of the deal," Irani toldthe reporters at the state BJP headquarters here.
"Rahul Gandhi must tell people, who was his source ofinformation? Who inspired him to humiliate the Indian Air Force, and defame thecountry on international platforms," she added.
