After SC verdict, Modi govt calls Rafale jet deal allegations 'fiction'

Opposition demands to see CAG report referred to in judgment

With the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday dismissing pleas challenging the Rafale fighter jet deal, the government dismissed all allegation of corruption as “fiction writing”. “The Rafale deal has protected both security and commercial interest of India. Allegations on Rafale are fiction writing that was compromising national security,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

The SC decision was a shot in the arm for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government at the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after it lost Assembly elections in three north Indian states. Amit Shah, BJP president, as well as other senior leaders aimed barbs at the