Rahul Gandhi seeks probe against Indian PM Modi in Rafale deal

NEW DELHI (92 News) – Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should also be investigated in the government's deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets. Talking to the journalists, Rahul Gandhi said, “I am not alleging anything anymore... government documents are saying it for themselves.” In India, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said that there is now enough evidence to prosecute the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rafale Scam. In a tweet, he said the trail of corruption begins and ends with him. Rahul Gandhi said that crucial Rafale files incriminating him are now reported “stolen” by the Government is destruction of evidence and an obvious cover-up.

There is now enough evidence to prosecute the PM in the #RafaleScam. The trail of corruption begins & ends with him. That crucial Rafale files incriminating him are now reported “stolen” by the Govt, is destruction of evidence & an obvious coverup. #FIRagainstCorruptModi

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) March 6, 2019

It is pertinent to mention here that Rahul Gandhi Dassault company’s internal emails have revealed that the Indian Government ordered them that offset contract should only be given to Anil Ambani. PM Modi gave Rs 30,000 Crore to Anil Ambani. A day earlier, Indian Attorney General KK Venugopal told the Indian Supreme Court that certain documents pertaining to the purchase of Rafale fighter jets from France have been stolen from the defence ministry. “The files clearly name the prime minister and state the PMO's role in the Rafale deal. They have accepted that these papers were stolen, thereby confirming that these are authentic... so where is the doubt. This is proof,” Gandhi further said. The opposition leader continued and said the prime minister performed bypass surgery in the Rafale deal. “The purchase was delayed to benefit Anil Ambani,” the Congress leader said. “It is now the court's job and the government's job to ensure that justice is done... You can charge anything you want on anyone, but also press charges on the Prime Minister,” he asserted. Indian political parties have been gunning for Modi over the 2016 purchase of 36 Rafale planes from Dassault Aviation estimated to be worth $8.7 billion, saying he had overpaid for the planes and had not been transparent. The opposition has questioned the government on the choice of billionaire Indian businessman Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence as Dassault’s local partner instead of a state-run manufacturer with decades of experience. Dassault initially won the contract to supply 126 jets to India in 2012, with 18 to be built in France and the rest in India in collaboration with the state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). However, during a visit to France in 2015 Modi scrapped the deal, signed under the previous government led by the Congress party, and ordered instead 36.