‘Fishy business’: Sitaram Yechury takes aim at govt over Rafale deal, demands JPC probe

CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury alleged there was some "fishy business" in the Rafale fighter jet deal between the Indian government and Dassault Aviation that needs to be probed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Sunday took aim at the Centre over the Rafale deal and renewed the call for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate the allegations of corruption. “Rafael investigation in France reconfirms the apprehension about the deal, therefore that has to be thoroughly investigated in India itself. For that, in September 2018, we had suggested a constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate the role of the PM and all the other in the matters. The CPIM reiterates the demand,” said Yechury.