As India-Pakistan conflict escalates, Kerala Congress rakes up Rafale controversy in now-deleted X post
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing military conflict between India and Pakistan, the Kerala Congress revived its allegations about the Rafale jet deal, accusing the BJP government of increasing costs agreed to by the UPA despite a 75 percent reduction in the fleet size.
In posts on social media platform X on Saturday and Friday, the Kerala unit claimed that had the UPA been in power, the fighter jets could have been purchased at a lower cost along with technology transfer.
“De-facto Defense Minister Anil Ambani negotiating Rafale deal with French President François Hollande. He reduced the fleet size by 75%, while paying three times the price. Such a masterstroke! The price was greatly ‘reduced’ from UPA’s ₹570 Cr to a modest ₹1,670 Cr per aircraft. Full paisa vasool!” the Kerala Congress said ...