Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired the head of the CBI because he was "afraid" of Rafale: Rahul Gandhi

President of the congress
Rahul Gandhi said Thursday Prime Minister Narendra
modi
removed the
CBI C
hief in the middle of the night
because
he
was
scared l & # 39; agency
was
sure to start probing the
Gust hunting jet case.

Gandhi had made a similar allegation on Wednesday when
he began his two-day trip to Rajasthan, which coincided with the disruption of the Central Investigation Bureau.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has already rejected claims of "garbage" that
CBI Director Alok Verma
was sent on leave
because
he wanted to investigate the
Gust treat.

On Thursday, speaking to Congress workers Mahila in Kota and a demonstration in Sikar, Gandhi spoke about
Gust and the
CBI again.

he also mocked
modi on an earlier remark that
he wanted to be the guardian of the country against corruption.

"Two days ago the guardian did something new," said Congress.
chief I said.

"He
was not done during the day, but when the locals slept, "
he said, referring to the government's decision on the
CBI.

"I'm sad that a guard has defamed all the guards of the country. These guards are not at fault because they work honestly. We speak
sure a person who had asked to become a "chowkidar" rather than the prime minister, "said Gandhi at the" Maha Sankalp "rally in Sikar district.

"The
CBI
was will start an investigation and so the Prime Minister has
scared and
removed the
CBI
chief at 1 am
he said to Kota.

Gandhi reiterated that the Prime Minister had paved the way for Anil Ambani's Reliance group to win a
GustOffset related to relations. The government and the Reliance group have previously dismissed the charges.

Gandhi also mentioned the sacrifices of army soldiers from the Shekhawati region, attaching them to the hunting agreement with France and the alleged favoritism towards the Reliance group.

he repeated the Congressional allegation that the
Gust the jets were bought at a price much higher than what
was under negotiation while the UPA government
was in power.
he claimed that the Ministry of Defense and the Indian Air Force had not been consulted.

"The Department of Defense and the IAF have been working for years on the contract. But the Prime Minister, without asking the Minister of Defense, the Ministry of Defense, or the IAF, has changed the contract of 30,000 crores of rupees,
he I said.

Tuesday, the Appointments Committee led by the Prime Minister and appointed by the Council of Ministers sent to Verma
CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana, who disagreed, is on leave.

Jaitley said Wednesday that the government's decision to remove the
CBItwo senior officers
was based on the recommendations of the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

Gandhi lobbied for the participation of more women in Congress, saying
he would like C half of his party
hief Ministers will be women in the next five to seven years.

Manvendra Singh, who recently passed from the Bharatiya Janata Party to Congress,
was present on the stage.