A Comptroller and Auditor General Report on the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal was today tabled in the Rajya Sabha. The CAG report stated that the Rafale deal was 2.8% cheaper than the deal negotiated by the UPA government.
However, the Congress rejected the CAG report on Rafale stating that it is not Comptroller Auditor General Report but “Chowkidaar Auditor General” report. “CAG report is a worthless report. I would term is as a ‘Chowkidar Auditor General report’. It is Narendra Modi’s report, written for the chowkidar, on behalf of the chowkidar, for the chowkidar, by the chowkidar,” he said.
Meanwhile, the CAG report stated that compared to the UPA, NDA’s Rafale Deal saved 17.08% Money for Enhancements. “Compared to the 126 aircrafts deal made by the UPA, India saved 17% more money in the 36 jets Rafale contract,” the report mentioned.
Criticising the Opposition for their constant remarks on the BJP government, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the CAG report had exposed the lies of the ‘Mahajhootbandhan’, a dig at the ‘united Opposition’. “It cannot be that the Supreme Court is wrong, the CAG is wrong and only the dynast (Rahul Gandhi) is right,” he tweeted, adding that “2016 vs. 2007 terms – Lower price, faster delivery, better maintenance, lower escalation.”
However, sources in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) state that the CAG report does not mention the offset contract of the Rafale deal. A separate CAG report is being prepared which deals with the Rafale offset contract and other offset contracts in MoD.
