This Article is From Jun 03, 2016

When PM Was Buying Rafales, Parrikar Was Buying Fish In Goa: Digvijaya Singh

When PM Was Buying Rafales, Parrikar Was Buying Fish In Goa: Digvijaya Singh

Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said Manohar Parrikar is hardly a Defence Minister. (PTI file photo)

Panaji: When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was striking the Rafale fighter plane deal in France, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was in Goa buying fish, Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh said today, criticising Mr Parrikar for ignoring his sensitive central ministry brief.

"He is not involved in any of the defence deals. I told you earlier that when Rafale aircraft were being bought by the Prime Minister in France, he was buying fish in Goa. This is what Mr Parrikar's status as a Defence Minister is today," Mr Singh said, addressing a press conference in Panaji.

"The Congress party has been saying so from day one. Parrikar is hardly a Defence Minister. He is a super Chief Minister of Goa," Mr Singh said.
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