GANASHAKTI: The Left parties will organise a public hearing on the Rafale deal in the national capital Wednesday with a view to take forward their demand for a probe by the joint parliamentary committee in the issue.
Legal, policy experts and Left leaders will speak on the matter and the public will also participate in the deliberations, according to Left leaders.
CPI leader D Raja said the Left parties will raise the demand for a JPC probe into the alleged scam in the Rafale fighter jet deal and will evolve their strategy to take on the government on the issue.
He said legal expert Prashant Bhushan along with policy experts Ravi Nair and Raghu Nandan and Left leaders like CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI (ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya will participate in the public hearing.
"We have been demanding a JPC probe in the issue. The needle of suspicion is on the prime minister as he has not spoken on the Rafale deal yet. We will build a strong public opinion and take forward the demand for a JPC," Raja said.
"We will hear out the public and will evolve our strategy on how to take our demand forward," he said.
The Left leaders said a powerpoint presentation will also be made at the event.
The opposition parties have been demanding a JPC probe into the issue, alleging a scam into the Rafale deal.
