Congress moves privilege motion against Sitharaman | Master Stroke

The Congress on Monday moved a privilege motion against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for allegedly "misleading" the Lok Sabha during the debate on Rafale fighter jets deal.

Congress' K.C. Venugopal submitted a breach of privilege notice against Sitharaman which the Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said is "under my consideration". Venugopal accused Sitharaman of misleading the House on two counts: "She told the House that Rs 1 lakh crore worth orders were given to the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) which is false."