Follow us on: facebook.com/dailypioneer RNI No.2016/1957, REGD NO. SSP/LW/NP-34/2016-18 @TheDailyPioneer instagram.com/dailypioneer/ Established 1864 OPINION 8 Published From WORLD 11 SPORT 16 DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL WORLD ON WHITE HOUSE DISMISSES DEMOCRAT PLAN INDIA TO FACE BHUBANESWAR RANCHI RAIPUR A BOIL TO END GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AUSTRALIA IN FINAL TEST CHANDIGARH DEHRADUN Late City Vol. 155 Issue 2 LUCKNOW, THURSDAY JANUARY 3, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable #METOO IS FAR BIGGER THAN ME:} TANUSHREE} 14 VIVACITY www.dailypioneer.com BJD, Sena join Opp ranks on Rafale Rahul lying to Rahul leads intensified demands for JPC, targets Modi, Sitharaman defame Modi PNS n NEW DELHI said, reiterating his party’s “friend” Anil Ambani. House over the Cauvery issue, demand for a JPC probe into Ambani has repeatedly of trying to protect Modi. Govt: Jaitley ongress president Rahul the matter. denied allegations against him. Taking a swipe at Defence CGandhi led from the front as “We demand a JPC probe Rahul also claimed that Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the high voltage Lok Sabha into the matter. There is no rea- Defence Ministry officials had who was present in the House, Govt rejects JPC probe demand debate on the Rafale fighter jet son for BJP leaders to feel objected to the renegotiated Congress leader said she was PNS n NEW DELHI deal on Wednesday saw the afraid. The country will get to deal on the purchase of Rafale “hiding” behind the AIADMK Opposition putting up a united know that Modi put `30,000 aircraft. He also accused members while Modi “hides” inance Minister Arun Jaitley face backed by BJP ally Shiv Sena crore in the pockets of ‘double AIADMK members, who were in his room. Faccused Congress president and Biju Janata Dal (BJD), which A’. The contract was snatched protesting in the Well of the Continued on Page 7 Rahul Gandhi of indulging in for the first time joined the cho- from HAL (a Government- ‘falsehood’ as the Government rus for JPC probe into the deal. run unit),” he said, alleging cor- on Wednesday rejected a Launching his pincer ruption in the contract. demand in the Lok Sabha for attack on Prime Minister ‘Double A’ was an apparent a Joint Parliamentary Narendra Modi amidst acri- reference to Anil Ambani, Unverified tape sparks Committee (JPC) to probe the monious scene which saw whom Rahul repeatedly alleged scam in the Rafale jet paper planes flying around in referred to in his speech before deal. Defence Minister Nirmala the House, Rahul said Modi the Speaker asked him not to BJP, Congress slugfest Sitharaman is expected to reply does not have “guts” to come to name him as he is not a mem- to the debate on Thursday. Parliament to confront ques- ber of the House. PIONEER NEWS SERVICE n Rahul alleged that Parrikar is Speaking after Rahul, who tions and “hides” in his room. The Congress leader NEW DELHI “blackmailing” Prime Minister initiated the debate on the In a heightened drama, described Ambani as a “dear Narendra Modi. “The Goa Rafale deal in the Upper House Rahul sought Speaker Sumitra friend” of Modi and a “failed purported audio clip of a Minister is saying clearly that and levelled serious charges of Mahajan’s permission to play businessman”. His defence AGoa Minister speaking Parrikarji said in a Cabinet irregularity in the purchase of an audio tape, in which a Goa firm was registered only 10 about Chief Minister Manohar meeting that he has a complete the fighters jets, Jaitley said Minister Vishwajit Rane pur- days before it got the off-set Parrikar’s alleged claim of file on Rafale deal with all there was no scope of JPC Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley portedly claims that State Chief contract from Rafale, a French papers and files on the Rafale details and therefore he can’t be probe after the Supreme Court speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Minister Manohar Parrikar, a firm, Rahul alleged. Rahul kept fighter jets contract “lying in his disturbed. There may be other has already satisfied its “con- discussion on Rafale deal at Parliament former Defence Minister, has his focus and referred to pric- bedroom” led to a political such audio tapes,” Rahul said at science” on the issue. in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI all the files and papers of the ing and offset contracts and slugfest between Congress and a Press conference. His speech was disrupted Rafale deal in his possession. asked why the Rafale deal BJP after Parliament resumed “Now Parrikar says all by continuous protests from been involved in a series of Finance Minister Arun which was negotiated for `530 for the first day of the New Year details are in his bedroom. the Congress MPs, some of defence scams such as Jaitley said the tape is “false and crore per plane during the on Wednesday. Truth can’t be kept hidden. The whom were seen throwing AgustaWestland, National fabricated”, asking the Congress UPA regime was now set to While Congress led by more you try to hide the truth, paper planes, drawing the Herald, and Bofors and also president if he can authenticate cost `1,600 crore per plane. party chief Rahul Gandhi new facts will come out,” Rahul Speaker’s admonition. Even as sarcastically reminded the it. He may have to face privi- Congress president Rahul Gandhi leaves from Parliament during its Winter Session “Is it not true that Defence claimed that the tape was gen- said. an angry Speaker Sumitra Congress president that as a lege motion and even expulsion in New Delhi on Wednesday PTI Ministry officials objected to uine, the BJP alleged the tape “What Parrikar is doing is Mahajan chided the disrupters, child he used to sit in the lap in case it turns out to be fabri- the new price of `1,600 crore, was doctored, false and fabri- threatening the PM and black- Jaitley said perhaps the of Mr Q (Bofors scam accused cated, the BJP leader added. repeatedly,” Jaitley said. The him in the matter and said this Rahul said, accusing Modi of cated. Sparks flew between mailing him in a way. We have Congress members were Ottavio Quattrocchi). Amid an uproar which caused Speaker also disallowed Rahul’s is not true as the “entire nation” favouring his “dear friend” and Congress and the Centre with been raising this for a long throwing paper planes in the Jaitley said the Congress a brief adjournment of the request to play the clip. is asking him a direct question “failed businessman” Anil Rahul making an attempt in the time. Question is what infor- memory of Euro Fighter, which felt that since “its hands are House proceedings, the Rane has already termed on the contract for purchase of Ambani. Lok Sabha to play the “unver- mation is there in Parrikar’s was also in the race along with already soaked in corruption”, Congress leader said he would the tape “fabricated”, Jaitley fighter aircraft. He also repeated the old ified” audio tape purportedly of bedroom and what files are Rafale. it decided to “manufacture” a not play it, prompting Jaitley to said. In his speech, Rahul also “He (Modi) spoke for 90 charges that the Prime Minister Minister Vishwajit Rane telling there and what could be the While refuting the charges lie to defame the Modi say Rahul was “scared” as he referred to Modi’s comments in minutes in a staged interview had himself authored the deal an unidentified person regard- impact on Narendra Modi,” of any irregularities in the Government which has a clean knew it was false. an interview that no personal but still did not answer ques- to snatch the offset contracts ing the alleged claim by Rahul further alleged. Rafale deal, Jaitley kept remind- record. “This man lies and lies allegation was levelled against tions on the Rafale issue,” he from HAL and give it to his Parrikar at a Cabinet meeting. Continued on Page 7 ing Rahul that his family has Continued on Page 7 Cong ‘misused’ CBI against Shah in Relief from chill for North India from Jan 4 Sabarimala ‘purified’ after Sohrab case: Yogi Minimum temp PNS n LUCKNOW likely to rise in two women enter shrine ccusing the ACongress of next few days being soft Kerala bandh towards terror- RAJESH KUMAR n NEW DELHI ists, Chief in protest today Minister Yogi eople of Delhi and the Adityanath said PNational Capital Region are KUMAR CHELLAPPAN n KOCHI the grand old party had mis- likely to get some relief from used government machinery to cold wave conditions in the erala will observe a total falsely implicate the then coming days. Due to feeble Kshut down from dawn to Gujarat Home Minister, Amit western disturbances prevailing dusk on Thursday to protest Shah, in the controversial cold wave and frost condi- the entry of two women Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter tions is likely to abate in activists who claim to be below case in 2005 and it should apol- Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and 50 years of age into the holy ogise to the nation for this act. Delhi NCR from January 4 shrine at the Lord Ayyappa Yogi said the Congress had onwards. Temple at Sabarimala in the played with the security of the Winter rain has remained wee hours of Wednesday. The country by playing in the hands almost absent from Delhi NCR, call for hartal was given by the of anti-national elements. this season. Though there was Sabarimala Action Committee “The recent verdict of the some very light rain on two and has been supported by the special CBI court clearly states occasions in December, yet it Kerala unit of the BJP.