The Congress today alleged that the country has incurred a Rs 41,000 crore loss with the Narendra Modi government inking a new deal with French aviation company Dassault for buying 108 Rafale aircraft.
The prime objective of the deal was to help Modi's friend Anil Ambani who floated a new company just before 12 days of striking deal, Congress spokesman Jaipal Reddy alleged.
Facing allegations of getting undue benefits from the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group has sent legal notices to several Congress leaders asking them to "cease and desist" from levelling such charges.
The party has dubbed the move as evidence of a "nexus between the BJP and the corporate world" and said it will not be scared or silenced by such notices, which have been sent to several spokespersons and other leaders of the party.
The Ambani group, which has been in the eye of a raging political storm over the fighter jet deal, has denied receiving any contract from the Defence ministry and said "unfounded and incorrect" allegations were being made to "mislead people and cloud the issue."
He also alleged that the Modi government was unwilling to appoint a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the Rafale deal, "for it fears truth will come out."
Asked why Congress does not move the court, Reddy said, "In Parliamentary democracy, we don't go to courts."
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