Delhi December 14, 2018: The Yellow Vest Protest in France against the inflation on middle-class people and employees has also reached outside the Parliament House in Delhi.
Congress led by Sunil Jakhar, President Punjab Congress Committee holds ‘Yellow Vest Protest’ outside the Parliament in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi, to express solidarity with workers of Hindustan of Aeronautics Limited.
Added here, the yellow vests movement also referred to as the yellow jacket movement, is a protest movement that started online in May 2018 and led to demonstrations that began in France on 17 November 2018 and rapidly spread to Wallonia, Belgium. The movement's leaders chose the yellow vest a symbol because, since 2008, a law has required all French motorists to have high-visibility vests in their vehicles when driving.
The protest by Congress is for giving the contract of the building of Rafael planes contract by the Modi government to some influential company despite having no experience in the airspace sector, by withdrawing from HAL and demanding a debate on the issue on the second day outside the Parliament House.
Jakhar said, Modi government has given this deal of Rs.1.30 lac crore to some newly established company and some scam has come on the surface on this deal. He said, had this work been allotted to the government agency, then it would have been a security to the rights of the employees? By doing this, the Modi government has put at stake the security of the country.
He also said that Congress stands with the HAL employees and wants to give a wakeup call to the deaf and dumb government. The Rafael deal is related to the security of the country and Congress will not remain mum over this issue till such time its investigation is not entrusted to Joint Parliament Committee as the government is backing out for debate on this issue.