Rafale deal mother of all scams, says Prashant Bhushan

Advocate Prashant Bhushan called Rafale deal a mother of all scams while addressing the media in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

The scam is unimaginably big, Bhushan said, and the government is putting a lot of pressure on the air force officials to lie. The agency is left high and dry in this deal, he said.

“Anil Ambani has no experience even in making a screw. How come he gets such a big deal? The scam is bigger than any defence scam. Its magnitude is huge. They have revealed a false price in the parliament of the planes. This scam needs to be tapped very closely,” he said.

“The scam is bigger than the Bofors, which has a commission of Rs 64 crore. The Rafale deal is a scam of Rs 21,000 crore and could be even more. Now, to hide the amount, the central government is roping air force officials to spread a lie,” said Bhushan.

“The matter is not just about the commission, but a mischief on the nation’s security. They are not disclosing the documents of the deal. A Joint Parliamentary Committee must be set up. But, they are not making any arrest in fear of being exposed,” Bhushan said.

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