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New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday moved Privilege Motions in the Lok Sabha against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allegedly misleading the House and the people of the country over the commercial value Rafale aircraft deal during the No Confidence Motion debate.
During the Zero Hour, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge moved the motion against the Prime Minister urging Speaker Sumitra Mahajan to send the issue to the Privilege Committee.
Another party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia alleged corruption in the Rafale deal between India and France and accused the Defence Minister of misleading the House over the issue and moved the motion against her.
The Congress is keen to make the Rafale deal one of the key issues in the run-up to the 2019 elections, in an attempt to dent the Modi government’s corruption-free image, sources said.
Notably, The Lok Sabha had yesterday passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill and the Rajya Sabha held discussions on the Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act of 2014.
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