Comparing the multi-crore deal to purchase 31 MQ-9B Predator UAVs or unmanned aerial vehicles from the United States with the deal to procure Rafale fighter jets, the Congress on June 28 alleged that a high price was being paid to procure drones that could not boast of having the most advanced technology.
Taking to Twitter, Congress general secretary for communications Jairam Ramesh said, ”Once again a murky defence deal undercutting indigenous efforts with the PM at the centre comes to the fore.”
Addressing a press conference at party headquarters, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that several concerns were being raised regarding the drone deal, beyond the “manufactured glitter” of the Prime Minister’s U.S. visit.
