Govt set to table CAG report on Rafale deal in Parliament today
NEW DELHI: The government is scheduled to table the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on Rafale jet fighter deal, which has generated a massive political controversy, in Parliament on Tuesday, sources said.
The government’s decision to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets from French company Dassault has become a controversial political issue, with the main Opposition party Congress levelling allegations of corruption and impropriety, and the ruling dispensation defending the move.
The CAG report will be tabled on Tuesday, a day before the end of the present Lok Sabha session. This is the last session of the 16th Lok Sabha as the general elections are due in April-may.
Former minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal had on Sunday alleged conflict of interest and asked CAG Rajiv Mehrishi to recuse himself from auditing the deal as he was the finance secretary when the deal was negotiated.
Union Minister Arun Jaitley, however, rebutted the claims saying that the Congress was casting aspersions on the institution of CAG based on “falsehood”.
RAJIV BAKSHI, UPCC spokesperson