The Congress said the Prime Minister had lost all moral right to remain in office after the “bombshell” revelation. (Express Photo Tashi Tobgyal)
Opposition parties on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a French media house quoted former French President Francois Hollande saying that the Indian government had proposed the name of Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the offset partner for the Rafale fighter jet deal. The Congress said the Prime Minister had lost all moral right to remain in office after the “bombshell” revelation.
“The PM personally negotiated & changed the #Rafale deal behind closed doors. Thanks to François Hollande, we now know he personally delivered a deal worth billions of dollars to a bankrupt Anil Ambani. The PM has betrayed India. He has dishonoured the blood of our soldiers,” Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
Read | Indian govt proposed Reliance as Rafale offset partner, we didn't have a choice: Hollande
The Defence Ministry said, “The report referring to fmr French president Mr. Hollande's statement that GOI insisted upon a particular firm as offset partner for the Dassault Aviation in Rafale is being verified. It is…
