Reliance, Dassault entered into agreement during UPA rule: BJP

September 22, 2018 17:59

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday condemned as 'shameful and irresponsible' Congress chief Rahul Gandhi remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, saying no president of any party has ever used such language against a PM.

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also alleged that Reliance and Dassault had entered into agreement as early as 2012 when the United Progressive Alliance was in power.

He also ruled out a joint parliamentary committee probe saying it cannot be done to satisfy the ego of an 'ill-informed leader'.

Prasad accused Gandhi of 'playing into the hands of Pakistan and China' by seeking the details of the Rafale fighter jets.

He also alleged that there was pressure for extraneous considerations and 'bribe' for not finalising the Rafale deal during the UPA rule despite holding negotiations for years. -- PTI

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