05 July,2021 06:53 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
Congressmen demand probe into Rafale deal on Sunday
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi slammed the Centre for not agreeing to a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe on the Rafale deal. "Why is PM Modi government not ready for a JPC probe?" tweeted the Congress leader.
Gandhi also initiated a poll on the microblogging platform with options--âbeing guilt conscience', âin an attempt to save friends', âJPC does not want a RS seat' or âall of the above'.
Earlier, Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala had demanded a JPC inquiry into the Rafale deal after France initiated investigations into alleged corruption in the R59,000 crore contract signed with India in 2016 for the sale of 36 Dassault-built fighter jets.
The Congress said that it will also take up this matter in the upcoming Parliament session.
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Surjewala said that with the commencement of the investigation into the Rafale deal in France and the latest revelations in this case, Congress and Rahul Gandhi have been proved right.
Surjewala said that the UPA government had negotiated to purchase the aircraft at a much lower price but the current government had bought it at a manifold higher rate.
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