Rahul Gandhi: Will bring to justice all who stole from IAF, Hal

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday, September 25, said he understands the pain of jawans, Air Force officers, the families of martyred pilots as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited workers and will work to bring to justice all those who dishonoured and stole from them.

Gandhi addressed them all on Twitter in his apparent attack against the Narendra Modi government on the issue of the Rafale fighter jet deal.

"To every Air Force officer and Jawan who has served India. To the family of every martyred Indian fighter pilot. To every person who ever worked for HAL. We hear your pain. We understand how you feel. We will bring to justice all those who dishonoured and stole from you," he said on Twitter.

Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day trip to his Amethi Lok Sabha constituency, said that more facts on the Rafale fighter deal and the Vijay Mallya row would be be out soon.

Addressing the people of his constituency, Gandhi said, “The truth will be before you and you can judge,” he said.

Participating in a meeting of the district vigilance and monitoring committee, Gandhi said the deal for 36 French fighter aircraft signed by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government had harmed the interests of the youth, reminding them that a unit of the public sector HAL existed in Amethi as well.

Gandhi has been attacking the government on the Rafale deal, accusing the Modi government and the prime minister of putting money into the pockets of his "crony" friends. On Monday, September 24, he said the country's "chowkidar" Modi snatched money away from the poor and handed it over to industrialist Anil Ambani.

Gandhi also asked the prime minister for answers on several issues relating to the Rafale jet fighter deal.

"The chowkidar of the country has taken out ₹20,000 crore from the pockets of the poor, martyrs and the jawans and put it in the pocket of (Anil) Ambani," Gandhi said at a meeting in the Jais area of his Lok Sabha constituency.

"HAL which has been in the business for 70 years, makes aircraft...while Anil Ambani had not made an aircraft in his life and also has an outstanding bank loan of ₹45,000 crore," he said.

Inputs by NH Web Desk