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As The Hindu reported the objection raised by the Defence Ministry to the interference of Prime Minister's Office in the Rafale negotiations, the Congress reiterated on Friday that Prime Narendra Modi is "directly involved" in corruption.
Citing the documents published by The Hindu, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the Defence Secretary wrote in a note that "it is desirable that such discussions be avoided by the PMO as it undermines our negotiating position seriously." "It cannot be written stronger than this," the Congress President said. "For more than a year, we've been saying that PM is directly involved in Rafale scam. Today it is clear that PM himself had been carrying out a parallel negotiation," he added.
Maintaining that only a Joint Parliamentary Committee can bring the truth out, Gandhi said the Defence Ministry itself asked the PMO to refrain from having parallel parleys. He said the Centre tried to mislead the Supreme Court and Parliament by concealing crucial information about the deal.
When asked about the investigations against Robert Vadra, Rahul Gandhi said the Centre can do any inquiry they want on any of the Congress leaders. "We are ready to face it. But, he should do an inquiry on Rafale scam too," he said.
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