NEW DELHI: External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday informed the Rajya Sabha that the French government is happy after the Supreme Court cleared the air over the Rafale fighter deal and said the rip-off lies only in the “mind of the opposition”.
The minister’s remark got here throughout the Question Hour to a query raised by Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut if there was once any discussion on the Rafale deal throughout the recent talk over with of French overseas minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to India. Swaraj said, “There was once no discussion on the topic.”
However, she said from his body language it gave the impression that the French minister was once glad that the talk around the problem was once settled after the SC verdict. “We had our meeting scheduled for 10am on December 15. On that day, the SC verdict (on Rafale deal) was once pronounced. This factor (Rafale deal) was once not on the time table of dialogue however I used to be still able with all main points in case the topic got here up for discussion. No discussion took place on the topic,” she said.
Congress chief Anand Sharma demanded that the government make public the minutes of the meeting of PM Modi after which French President Fracois Hollande on the Rafale deal in a bid to settle the talk. Swaraj replied: “There is no controversy. Controversy is there in your mind.”
The minister’s remark got here throughout the Question Hour to a query raised by Shiv Sena member Sanjay Raut if there was once any discussion on the Rafale deal throughout the recent talk over with of French overseas minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to India. Swaraj said, “There was once no discussion on the topic.”
However, she said from his body language it gave the impression that the French minister was once glad that the talk around the problem was once settled after the SC verdict. “We had our meeting scheduled for 10am on December 15. On that day, the SC verdict (on Rafale deal) was once pronounced. This factor (Rafale deal) was once not on the time table of dialogue however I used to be still able with all main points in case the topic got here up for discussion. No discussion took place on the topic,” she said.
Congress chief Anand Sharma demanded that the government make public the minutes of the meeting of PM Modi after which French President Fracois Hollande on the Rafale deal in a bid to settle the talk. Swaraj replied: “There is no controversy. Controversy is there in your mind.”
French government satisfied with SC’s Rafale verdict: Sushma Swaraj
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