Rahul and his party have alleged a “scam” in the purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France. (Source: INC)
A day after the Indian Air Force (IAF) issued a Request for Information for global aircraft manufacturers to buy and make 110 fighter jets in India, Congress president Rahul Gandhi renewed his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale fighter jet deal.
“Modi Scam Alert! 15 Billion $ fighter jet deal re-tendered. PM's friends race to tie up STRATEGIC partners. RAFALE, 40,000 Cr. loss to exchequer was “Sayonara” money to French, so PM could re-tender contract and favour friends,” Rahul tweeted.
Rahul and his party have alleged a “scam” in the purchase of 36 Rafale jets from France. It has accused the government of compromising national security and causing a loss of Rs 12,632 crore to the exchequer on account of the purchase. The party had been arguing that Dassault Aviation, the makers of Rafale, had sold Rafale jets to Qatar and Egypt at a lower price.
Meanwhile, the Congress also alleged that the owner of Vadodara-based Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd (DPIL), booked by the CBI for cheating banks to the tune of Rs 2,654 crore, has “active connection” with some senior BJP leaders.
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