Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been going hammer-and-tongs after the government over alleged impropriety in the Rafale fighter-jets deal, but even the UPA Defence Ministers in the past have refused to share details of defence deals in Parliament.
Rahul Gandhi’s attack came a day after Nirmala Sitharaman refused to share details of the Rafale deal on the grounds of a security agreement between India and France in 2008.
Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply said, "As per 'Article-10' of the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) between Government of India and Government of France on the purchase of Rafale aircraft, the protection of the classified information and material exchanged under IGA is governed by the provisions of the Security Agreement signed between the two nations in 2008."
Her response was to a written question in Rajya Sabha by Samajwadi Party member Naresh Agrawal, who had asked whether the government did not want to disclose in public domain the agreement between India and France for purchasing the aircraft.
Perhaps it would've been wiser to wait and watch before attacking the Centre over the refusal to divulge details, particularly since the UPA Defence Ministers had done the same things.
Of course, given the length of time that Congress-led governments have ruled this country, finding a precedent of a political move isn't very hard.
