Rahul Gandhi had alleged on Friday that "Mr 56's friend" would actually benefit "$20 billion", equivalent to Rs 1.30 trillion, through offset contracts in the Rafale deal.
Rafale Deal Row : Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the tax payers would have to pay Rs 1 trillion over the next 50 years to "Mr 56's friend" for maintaining the 36 Rafale aircrafts that the country was buying.
Gandhi has been taking a swipe at Modi using the "56-inch-chest" remark that the latter had made at elections rallies in the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The Congress had also been questioning the prime minister about when he would show that "broad chest" while dealing with Pakistan and China.
"Over the next 50 years, Indian Tax Payers will pay Mr 56's friend's JV, 100,000 Cr to maintain 36 Rafale Scam jets, India is buying," Gandhi tweeted.
Rafale Scam Row
The Congress chief attached an investor presentation of Reliance Infrastructure, saying there was "truth" in it, which would soon be denied "as usual" by Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a press conference.Gandhi had alleged on Friday that "Mr 56's friend" would actually benefit "$20 billion", equivalent to Rs 1.30 trillion, through offset contracts in the Rafale deal.
The Congress has been attacking the BJP government over the Rafale deal, alleging favouritism in granting the offset contract to Reliance Defence in violation of the rules. It had accused Modi and ......read more
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