"Modi’s decision to buy 36 Rafales shot the price of each jet up by 41%” screamed the headline of an article carried out by The Hindu.  And had a detailed investigative report by N Ram. 
This exclusive report of N Ram on the Rafale fighter aircraft deal has nailed several lies.
This report establishes and validates the argument of the opposition that there is something fishy about the whole deal, and therefore it’s a fit case to go before JPC, as it is interspersed with facts and figures. This article proved beyond doubt that distorted facts must have been presented before the courts.
The government is in direct confrontation with opposition on this issue while its strange that our honorable PM who has been closely involved in the deal, maintains stoic silence while the Ministers of his cabinet some of whom have had no role in the deal have been left to defend it. In its defense of the Rafale deal the government can not make the excuse of saying that previous governments too indulged in such activities. The point of national security cannot be used when convenient if asked about transparency in government dealings.
The government has to accept the fact that the configuration and capabilities of the JETs negotiated by earlier UPA and those renegotiated and procured by NDA were practically same, while the terms such as “ design and development of India specific enhancements" were needed to make the aircraft battle ready is still open to contestation. Dassault Aviation would not have been allowed to make a windfall out of the deal without some quid-pro-quo. There is nothing called free lunch in the business world. Further, the report has made it amply clear that the confidentiality clause was applied to technical details. Instead Of clinging on to Supreme Court’s inexplicable clean chit, the government should agree to have JPC probe as transparency and accountability are vitally important for a democracy. And also there is a strong feeling that the required procedures were avoided, while the silence by the government will be seen as cowardly in absence of proper answers.