â¹73,000 cr HAL contracts in pipeline, will Rahul resign? Sitharaman
After Congress President Rahul Gandhi asked Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to prove government's orders worth â¹1 lakh-crore to HAL or resign, Sitharaman accused him of "spreading lies" and asked, "Will Rahul Gandhi apologise to the country and resign?" Sitharaman added, "HAL signed contracts worth â¹26,570.8 crore (between 2014-2018) and contracts worth â¹73,000 crore are in the pipeline."