NCP chief Sharad Pawar. (File)NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday termed as “shocking” the Centre's statement that documents related to the Rafale fighter jet deal have been stolen from the defence ministry, and wondered what will then be the country's situation on the security front.
He said it was now obvious the deal was done for the “benefit of some people” and sought to know why the government hid the theft from Parliament.
He also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of politicising the Indian Air Force's (IAF) air strikes on Jaish-e-Mohammed's camp in Pakistan in retaliation to the terror outfit's attack at Pulwama in Kashmir where 40 CRPF personnel were killed last month.
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The Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that documents related to the Rafale aircraft deal being stolen, prompting the opposition parties to again raise questions over the Rs 58,000-crore defence deal which is already mired in controversy.
“If confidential papers are stolen, then what will be the situation on the security front,” Pawar wondered while interacting with NCP workers in Kolhapur through video-conferencing.
“How can confidential papers go missing from the Ministry of Defence. It is clear now that the Rafale deal was done to benefit some people. Why did the government hide the theft from Parliament. The papers definitely had some important…
