Letter to BS over govt's 'confidentiality' on purchase of Rafale planes

Govt can't invoke 'national security' to deny people their right to know how much of their money was spent

The Rafale deal refuses to die, dominates politics and rocks the country. As several defence deals did in the past with the earlier governments, it might cast a cloud over the Bharatiya Janata Party and add to its worries. The Opposition seems determined to keep the row alive in the period from now to the next general election.

The government cannot claim that it has nothing to hide and hide behind ‘confidentiality’ at the same time, without raising eyebrows. It cannot invoke ‘confidentiality’ or ‘national