Sambit Patra says he suspected Rahul Gandhi had a “deal with a competitive defence company” to act as an “agent”The BJP on Saturday accused the Congress and its former president Rahul Gandhi of spreading lies about the Rafale deal, soon after reports of an investigation into the deal being launched in France broke. After French website Mediapart reported on Friday that an investigation by an independent magistrate would be carried out, Congress spokesperson Randeep Sujrewala said the Congress and Mr. Gandhi were “vindicated”. Reacting to the Congress’s press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said at a virtual press conference that Mr. Gandhi had “spread lies” about the Rafale deal. Mr. Gandhi had been “fumbling in the allegation”, giving different figures when it came to the alleged scam, Mr. Patra alleged. Mr. Patra said he suspected Mr. Gandhi had a “deal with a competitive defence company” to act as an “agent” and was questioning the Rafale deal because of it.

Source: The Hindu July 03, 2021 10:30 UTC