Pawan Khera, a Congress spokesperson, on Monday termed the Supreme Court's order on the Rafale evaluate petitions as a "relief" for the social gathering.
"We are pleased that the Supreme Court has given Congress a clean chit on Rafale. This is a relief for us," Khera informed reporters.
The Congress chief's remarks got here after the Supreme Court on Monday disposed of the petitions looking for a evaluate of its earlier judgment that had given a clear chit to the NDA authorities within the Rafale fighter jet deal.
The apex court docket had, on December 14, 2018, dismissed the pleas difficult the Rafale fighter jet deal between India and France.
A 3-judge bench, headed by then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, had held that there was no must intervene within the matter as the federal government had taken all vital steps to make sure transparency within the procurement course of.
The court docket had additionally noticed that the problem of pricing particulars of the fighter jets can't be raised by the petitioners as the identical was "outside the scope" of the petitions.
The Congress has been alleging irregularities within the procurement of the fighter jets and has been demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter.
