Rafale: Rahul Gandhi says Narendra Modi acted as Anil Ambani’s middleman
Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi acted as a middleman for businessman Anil Ambani and that the PM is a corrupt man. Gandhi’s statement came after an Indian Express report stated that Ambani met French defence officials before the Rafale deal.
At a news briefing, Gandhi said, “PM Modi violated Official Secrets Act: He (PM Modi) is informing someone of a defence matter (Rafale deal). He is under oath. He compromised national security. He does what a spy does. He gave defence information to someone else.”
He added, “Anil Ambani knows about the biggest defence deal in the world but the defence minister and foreign secretary don’t … only the prime minister can answer (that).”
According to the Hindu, the deal between India and France involved major and unprecedented concessions from the Indian government, with critical provisions for anti-corruption penalties and making payments through an escrow account dropped days before the signing of the intergovernmental agreement.
Quoting the Hindu report, Gandhi said, “Every defence deal has an anti-corruption clause. Reports suggest that the PM removed the anti-corruption clause. It is clear that the PM facilitated loot.”
By leaking information on the RAFALE MOU in advance to Anil Ambani, the PM has broken the Official Secrets Act and compromised National Security, opening himself up to criminal prosecution.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 12, 2019
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He also tweeted the same before the news briefing:
Dear Students & the Youth of India:
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 12, 2019
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