New Delhi, Jan 6 The Congress has claimed Nirmala Sitharaman, Defence Minister of making false statement on HAL that procurement orders worth Rs 1-lakh-cr were provided to the Hindustan Aeronauticals Limited (HAL).
In a post on social media, AICC media in charge Randeep Surjewala said, ''the Lying Defence Minister's Lies Gets Exposed!
"Def Min claimed that procurement orders worth ?1-lakh-crore provided to HAL!
"HAL says Not a SINGLE PAISA has come, as Not a SINGLE ORDER has been signed!
"For the first time, HAL forced to take a loan of ?1000 Cr to pay salaries!''
The Congress has been attacking the NDA government on reports that HAL has been forced to take a loan of Rs 1,000-crore to pay salaries.