The
delivery of 36 Rafale Aircraft to India is scheduled in September 2019. The
Twin engine Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft is manufactured by Dassault
Aviation from France. Rafale deal controversy in India is related to the
purchase of said aircrafts in the year 2015 costing 58,000 crores i.e. 7.8
Billion Euros.
In
the year 2012, Rafale Aviation was chosen out of two companies recommended by
Indian Air force after detailed trials. Soon it was declared that India would
purchase 18 off-the-shelf Rafale MMRC Aircrafts from Dassault Aviation France
along with 108 Aircrafts to be assembled in India by Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited. Purchase could not be finalised due to prolonged dialogues between the
parties on related contexts.
After
the general elections in India, The Modi led BJP Government stepped back from
the commitment made by the predecessor UPA Government apparently on the pretext
of expensive price of the Aircraft but in fact this move was motivated by his
preferred business tycoon of India, namely Reliance Defence Limited. However,
in September 2016, India signed an inter-government agreement with France
dubbed as “Rafale Deal” for purchase of 36 off-the-shelf Rafale aircrafts from
Dassault Aviation followed by a joint statement on 3 October 2016 announcing the
creation of a joint venture named Dassault Reliance Aerospace Limited (DRAL) to
focus on aero structures, electronics and engine components and establishing a
DRAL facility in Nagpur.
In
September 2016, Congress Party raised the questions on the Rafale Deal and
declared it controversial on financial grounds and on the favouritism basis.
The most controversial part of the Rafale deal was the favouritism of Modi
Government extended to Reliance Defence group owned by Mr. Anil Ambani.
Narendra Modi preferred Anil Ambani’s Reliance group over state-led Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited. In financial terms, PM Modi has been caught red handed of
theft of jet manufacturing contract of 30 thousand crores rupees from France
through newly registered company of his friend Anil Ambani.
Anil
Dhirubhai Ambani, an Indian businessman, is the Chairman of Reliance Group
(also referred to Reliance ADA Group), which came into existence in June 2005
following a demerger from Reliance Industries Limited. He leads number of stock
listed corporations including Reliance Capital, Reliance Infrastructure,
Reliance Power and Reliance Communications. In 2008, Anil Ambani was also
credited with India’s largest IPO of Reliance Power, which was subscribed in
less than 60-second on offer, fastest in the history of Indian capital markets
till date.
His
elder brother, Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani, an Indian business magnate, is the
Chairman, Managing Director, and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries
Limited (RIL), a Fortune Global 500 company and India’s most valuable company
by its market value.
Rafale
deal was not the only favour, which PM Modi had extended to Ambanis. Between
1980 and 1998, one Madhav Patel and his father Motilal Baghubhai Patel pulled
off the world’s biggest credit fraud in the international banking history
conning 45 banks of US$ 360 million. The timing of rise of Ambanis and the bank
fraud committed by Madhav Patel in UAE of $360 Million coincides with each
other.
Madhav
Patel is wanted in various countries including UK and UAE besides having red
warrant issued by the Interpol. Interestingly when Madhav Patel was once
arrested in India, neither of the countries seeking his extradition including
SFO of UK was intimated of his arrest. The question is as to why the arrest of
Madhav Patel was kept secret from other countries? The answer could be found
from his relations with Ambanis. Madhav Patel is married to Ms Nita, the
daughter of Mr. Ramnikbhai Ambani, elder brother of Dhirubhai Ambani, father of
Mukesh and Anil Ambani. Reportedly he is still wanted by UAE authorities but he
has been given shelter by PM Modi due to his links with Ambanis. PM Modi knows
it well that Madhav Patel is fugitive for his credit frauds with banks in UAE
and money laundering.
Two
elder Ambani and collective efforts of junior Ambanis and their first cousin
Nita have made their mark to this level that even PM Modi is in their pocket.
Ignoring the concerns raised by the Opposition over the deal, the vocal PM is
silent over the question of his relations with Ambanis and his financial
benefits. He has to tell his nation in particular and the world in general
whether the said deal was between his RSS and Ambanis to bring lifetime rule of
RSS or between PM Modi and Ambani. People of India have a genuine question for
PM Modi as to why the husband of Nita (first cousin of Anil Ambani) is being
protected by PM Modi and RSS and apart from this protection of fugitive what is
the other secret understanding between PM Modi and Ambani.
Interestingly,
another daughter of Mr. Ramnikbhai Ambani, Ila Patel, is married to Mr Saurabh
Patel, once MLA (2012-17) of Gujarat Assembly on the ticket of BJP. He had been
very powerful minister under Modi Government in Gujarat and was once considered
as the replacement of Mr. Modi after his elevation to Lok Sabah.
Another
favour the Ambani’s are enjoying from Modi Government relates to the namesake
Modi, son in law of Ambani’s Sister. Anil Ambani’s sister Deepti Salgaonkar has
two kids namely Vikram Salgaonkar and Isheta Salgaonkar. In December 2016,
Ishita got married to Neeshal Modi, brother of wanted fraud jeweller Nirav
Modi. Since August 2018, her brother in law Nirav Modi, an Indian businessman
is wanted by the Interpol for criminal conspiracy, corruption, money laundering,
fraud, embezzlement and breach of contract.
He
appeared on the international headlines in early October 2018 when Los Angeles
entrepreneur, Paul Alfonso, filed a US$4.2 million lawsuit in Los Angeles
against him and two of his now dis-functional companies namely Firestar Diamond
Inc. and A. Jaffe Inc. According to court records from the Superior Court of
California, he fraudulently has been dealing in lab diamonds and selling these
as real one. His younger brother and Deepti Ambani’s son-in-law Neeshal Deepak
Modi and manager and close aide Parab Subhash Shankar are also wanted by
Interpol since August 2018 in connection with the same crimes as Nirav Modi.
Nirav Modi is being investigated in a $2 billion fraud case of Punjab National
Bank (PNB) also.
In
February 2018, the Indian government’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
started an investigation on junior Modi, acting on a complaint from the Punjab
National Bank that alleged him. All these cases have been put under the carpet
and obviously who can dare in India including CBI & RAW to touch the
Ambanis and their relatives/family members.
In
the light of the above mentioned blatant protection of fugitives of money
laundering and robbery of money of the poor Indians, PM Modi owes an
explanation to justify to the Indian people and the international community
about misuse of his public office to benefit only one family and the RSS.
Actually, Narendra Modi is strengthening RSS by such kind of money, which is
being generated through governmental contracts. I propose to the Indian media
to re-verify these facts, which is whole truth. PM Modi is obliged to tell the
world that how is he supporting the terrorist group and openly financing a
terrorist organisation namely RSS, which is too dear to PM Modi. He is the only
star PM who is a member of terrorist organisation RSS and yet both the Indian
opposition and international community are tolerating him as Prime Minister.
Mr
PM Modi, I was impressed when I heard your speeches during my official trip to
India as interior Minister. I saw a hope in you for poor Indians and some hope
of peace between Pakistan & India but as PM you have disappointed not only
people of India but you have become high risk for the stability of South Asia
while you are riding the back of RSS.
I
think Mr. Rahul Ghandi has asked very genuine questions from PM Modi and Indian
journalistic circles are of the view that this Modi Gate is proving to be as
his Waterloo.
Let
me very clearly state that I have written it not as PPP parliamentarian but as
analyst and thought the Indian people must know these facts about their PM.
The Article has been Published in ‘’The
Nation’’ on January 31st, 2019
The Link to Article is: https://nation.com.pk/31-Jan-2019/indian-rafale-gate-and-pm-modi
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