Anil Ambani welcomes judgement of Supreme Court dismissing PILs filed on Rafale contracts

Meanwhile, the treasury benches this morning sought an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who had been alleging that PM Narendra Modi Rs 30,000 crore was "stolen" from HAL in the Rafale deal and given to a man with "no skills" to make an aircraft.

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani. FILE PIC/AFP.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s clean chit to the Modi government over the Rafale deal has come as a breather for Anil Ambani whose Reliance Defence was chosen as an offset partner by Dassault in the Rafake fighter jet deal. Issuing a press statement,  Ambani said the PILs were politically motivated and his firm remain to be committed to India’s national security. "I welcome the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court today summarily dismissing all PILs filed on the Rafale contracts, and conclusively establishing the complete falsity of the wild, baseless and politically motivated allegations levelled against Reliance Group and me personally.” “We remain committed to India's national security and to making our humble contribution towards the Make in India and Skill India policies of the Government in the critical area of defence including our offset partnership agreement with our valued partner, Dassault Aviation of France,” he said. The Supreme Court today gave a clean chit to the Narendra Modi government on the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France. The apex court said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal. Last month Dassault Aviation’s chief executive officer (CEO) Eric Trappier said it was his company that chose Reliance Defence as its offset partners in the Rafale fighter jet deal and that the choice was not dictated by the Indian government as claimed by former French President Francois Hollande. Meanwhile, the treasury benches this morning sought an apology from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi who had been alleging that PM Narendra Modi Rs 30,000 crore was "stolen" from HAL in the Rafale deal and given to a man with "no skills" to make an aircraft. The BJP members lunged at the Well carrying placards on various issues, including alleged scam in Rafale deal. They raised slogans against the Congress and Gandhi. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan adjourned the House till noon.