Rafale Documents Not Stolen, Petitioners Used Photocopies, Attorney General Clarifies

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Rafale Documents Not Stolen, Petitioners Used Photocopies, Attorney General Clarifies

KK Venugopal said the application filed by Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushant had annexed three documents which were photocopies of the original.

All India | NDTV News Desk (with inputs from PTI) | Updated: March 08, 2019 20:30 IST

 

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Attorney General's comments that Rafale deal documents were stolen had caused a massive political row

 

NEW DELHI: 

Two days after claiming in Supreme Court that Rafale documents were "stolen" from the Defence Ministry, the government's top lawyer today clarified to news agency PTI that what he meant was petitioners used "photocopies of the original" papers deemed secret by the government.

The comments of Attorney General KK Venugopal that the Rafale fighter jet deal documents were stolen had caused a massive political row, with Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeting the government over the theft of such sensitive papers and seeking a criminal investigation. "Gayab ho gaya (it is gone) will be the government's new tagline," Rahul Gandhi had jeered yesterday. BSP chief Mayawati, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and NCP's Sharad Pawar too had taken a dig at the government.

The government had on Wednesday alleged the theft of classified documents after petitioners seeking an inquiry into the Rafale decision-making process drew the court's attention to a report by The Hindu highlighting that the deal signed by PM Modi was more expensive than the one negotiated by the previous Congress-led UPA government, because of France's refusal to provide bank guarantees.

"I am told that the opposition has alleged what was argued (in the Supreme Court) was that files had been stolen from the Defence Ministry. This is wholly incorrect. The statement that files have been stolen is wholly incorrect," he told news agency PTI, in an apparent damage-control exercise.

Mr Venugopal said the application filed by Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushant had annexed three documents which were photocopies of the original.

PTI quoted official sources as saying the Attorney General's use of word stolen was probably "stronger" and could have been avoided.

 

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Rafale documents not stolen, petitioners used photocopies: Attorney General K.K. Venugopal

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NEW DELHI, MARCH 08, 2019 20:48 IST

UPDATED: MARCH 08, 2019 21:13 IST

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Advocate General K.K. Venugopal. (File Photo)   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

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Official sources said the AG’s use of word stolen was probably “stronger” and could have been avoided.

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal on Friday claimed the Rafale documents were not stolen from the Defence Ministry and that what he meant in his submission before the Supreme Court was that petitioners in the application used “photocopies of the original” papers, deemed secret by the government.

His comments in the apex court on Wednesday that Rafale fighter jet deal documents were stolen caused a political row, with Congress president Rahul Gandhi targeting the government over stealing of such sensitive papers and seeking a criminal investigation.

“I am told that the opposition has alleged what was argued (in SC) was that files had been stolen from the Defence Ministry. This is wholly incorrect. The statement that files have been stolen is wholly incorrect,” he told PTI, in an apparent damage-control exercise.

Attorney General Venugopal said the application filed by Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushant, seeking from the court a review of its verdict dismissing pleas for a probe into against the Rafale deal, had annexed three documents which were photocopies of the original.

Official sources said the AG’s use of word stolen was probably “stronger” and could have been avoided.

The government had also warned The Hindu newspaper with a case under Official Secrets Act for publishing articles based on these documents.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rafale-documents-not-stolen-petitioners-used-photocopies-attorney-general/article26472875.ece?homepage=true

[Kool_SRG]

59 minutes ago, timmy said:

KK Venugopal said the application filed by Yashwant Sinha, Arun Shourie and Prashant Bhushant had annexed three documents which were photocopies of the original.

Original ki Photocopy teeyatam ela kudirindhi?? 

[Mitron]

24 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Original ki Photocopy teeyatam ela kudirindhi?? 

asalu photo copies ni choosi stolen anadam endhi??

 

motaaniki anni institutions ni bhrashtu pattincharu

[Mitron]

25 minutes ago, Kool_SRG said:

Original ki Photocopy teeyatam ela kudirindhi?? 

adhedho movie lo students paper leak chestaru ga.. room loki velli original teesi xerox chesi malli akkade alage pettestaru ala anna maata.