Rahul Gandhi On Rafale Deal Documents

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today over his comments hailing the Supreme Court order on Rafale deal that's seen as a setback to the government.

Hours after the Supreme Court rejected the Centre's stand and ruled that classified documents accessed by the media can be used as evidence to consider requests to reexamine the Rafale jet deal, Rahul Gandhi crowed that his words had been vindicated.

The probe into the "missing" Rafale papers should start from Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who had claimed the files related to the deal were with him, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today while addressing party workers in Goa.

The government's admission of theft of Rafale deal documents has supplied the Congress with fresh ammunition. Today, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi jeered at the government, saying "gayeb ho gaya" (it is gone) will be its new "tagline".

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today turned up the heat on the government over the Rafale issue, saying there is "enough evidence" to prosecute Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the matter. The government told the Supreme Court today that crucial documents linked to the deal was stolen. Mr Gandhi alleged that it was a case of "obvious cover-up".

While pointing out that the Indian Air Force was never consulted before announcing the 59,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal with France in 2015 -- as revealed in the document shared by the government with petitioners demanding a probe into the deal -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted to "theft" ...

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today over his comments hailing the Supreme Court order on Rafale deal that's seen as a setback to the government.

Hours after the Supreme Court rejected the Centre's stand and ruled that classified documents accessed by the media can be used as evidence to consider requests to reexamine the Rafale jet deal, Rahul Gandhi crowed that his words had been vindicated.

The probe into the "missing" Rafale papers should start from Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who had claimed the files related to the deal were with him, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said today while addressing party workers in Goa.

The government's admission of theft of Rafale deal documents has supplied the Congress with fresh ammunition. Today, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi jeered at the government, saying "gayeb ho gaya" (it is gone) will be its new "tagline".

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today turned up the heat on the government over the Rafale issue, saying there is "enough evidence" to prosecute Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the matter. The government told the Supreme Court today that crucial documents linked to the deal was stolen. Mr Gandhi alleged that it was a case of "obvious cover-up".

While pointing out that the Indian Air Force was never consulted before announcing the 59,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal with France in 2015 -- as revealed in the document shared by the government with petitioners demanding a probe into the deal -- Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted to "theft" ...