BJP dismisses Congress’ commission allegation in the Rafale deal as completely baseless

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday called the Congress' corruption allegation in the Rafale deal completely “completely baseless”.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed the corruption allegation in the Rafale fighter jets deal as “completely baseless”. It said on Monday that the Supreme Court had declined a request for a probe in the purchase of the aircraft, and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India also did not find anything wrong. Let the PM answer:1- Was the payment of 1.1 Million shown by Dassault as ‘Gifts to Clients’ in reality a commission paid to the middleman for the Rafale Deal?: Shri @rssurjewala#RafaleScam pic.twitter.com/ZTurbLA1ni The Congress on Monday had sought a detailed probe in the Rafale defence deal and demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a French media report claimed that 1.1 million was paid to a "middleman" by the aircraft manufacturer.