Rafale deal | Congress demands answers from PM Modi after fresh revelations by French portal
The Hindu
In the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi had made alleged corruption in the Rafale fighter aircraft his main poll plank
The Congress on Monday asked for a thorough inquiry into the Rafale fighter aircraft deal after a French media portal reported that the aircraft manufacturers, Dassault Aviation, had paid 1.1 million Euros to a middleman and demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the latest ‘revelations’. Addressing a press conference, Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala claimed that the report by the French news portal, Mediapart, has vindicated former party chief Rahul Gandhi's allegations of corruption in the deal.More Related News