Congress notice for adjournment motion on Rafale deal in Lok Sabha likely today

The Congress is likely to give a notice to move an adjournment motion on the Rafale deal in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, sources disclosed here on Tuesday.
While the government has repeatedly said that it is ready for a discussion on all issues, it is not clear if it would agree to the admission of an adjournment motion. Even if it agrees to a debate on the deal, the government may insist on a talk-out motion.
Mallikarjun Kharge, leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, told an all-party meeting convened by Speaker Sumitra Mahajan that his party wanted issues related to the Rafale deal and the “misuse” of key agencies like the CBI and ED to be discussed first.
Kharge made the demand at the meeting even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the media outside that “there should be an open discussion”. “There should be a debate,” Modi said, expressing confidence that all political parties “who have to face the electoral test in May (2019), while keeping in mind the people, will utilise the session for public interest and not political interest”. The government, he maintained, had always striven to discuss all issues.

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