Rafale deal row: Why Congress wants JPC when BJP wants debate?

The Congress on Friday accused the government of trying to hide its "theft" in the Rafale deal behind a court ruling that did not wish to intervene in a defence deal and persisted with its demand for a JPC inquiry into the purchase of fighter jets from France.

Talking to the media here, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, said that the government wanted to speak on the judgment when the House was not in order.

"They are trying to hide the theft under the guise" of PIL-triggered court judgment, he said.