Thread by @t_d_h_nair

1/ Modi Govt, cabinet ministers, BJP spokespersons and party supporters, fake defence experts and spineless journalists are all speaking in the same voice and parroting the govt stand on #Rafale36. But Modi’s #Rafale36 deal is not just about the price escalation. #Thread

2/ Neither BJP Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman nor blog minister Arun Jaitley never answered anything about the following questions: When did IAF requested for 36 Rafale? To whom did IAF submit the request? Which committee held the meeting?

3/ Who chaired the meeting? When did the approval for 36 aircrafts given? Who approved it? Why the then Defence Minister Parrikar was not aware of the deal? Why did Parrikar say it was the decision of PM soon after Modi’s announcement from Paris?

4/ We know from the statements of Dassault CEO that the negotiations between India and Dassault Aviation was on till 25/03/2015. If the negotiations with Dassault Aviation collapsed after that, when did it collapse and why Indian Defence Minister was not aware of that?

5/ When govt decided to go through a govt to govt deal, was the then foreign secretary had no clue of that? Why did the then French President Francois Hollande had no clue about such a deal till Modi announced it?

6/ If the negotiations for 126 aircrafts based on the original RFP collapsed, how come Dassault Group owned media house reported on the morning of 10 April 2015 that the Rafale deal with India for 126 aircrafts will be closed soon?

7/ If the negotiations for 126 aircrafts based on the original RFP collapsed, how come Dassault Group owned media house reported on the morning of 10 April 2015 that the Rafale deal with India for 126 aircrafts will be closed soon?

8/If the so called “India specific enhancements” escalated the price, why did the joint statement of Modi and Hollande said the aircrafts, equipments, systems and weapons will be the same as tested and approved by IAF? When did IAF tested these “enhancements”and where?

9/ Instead of clearing the mystery surrounding Modi’s announcement, govt is spinning new lies and feeding their friendly journalists with selective information in a futile attempt to justify Modi’s unilateral decision by violating all the set norms and guidelines

10/ When govt is spending taxpayers’ money, they are answerable to the public. They can’t hide behind any secrecy agreement. And this so called secrecy agreement is nothing, but a common Non Disclosure Agreement which is usually signed between business entities and govts.

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