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Rafale deal price row: Congress claims no secret deal, alleges breach of privilege

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): The Congress is likely to move in the Lok Sabha a privilege motion against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for “misleading the House” on the Rafale deal, as the party claims that there was no secret deal with France.

Rafale deal row: Congress demands breakup of fighter jets' prices

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Escalating its attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government over the Rafale deal, the Congress on Monday demanded a full break up of the prices at which 36 fighter jets were bought by the Indian government from France.

Congress threatens to expose PM, Defence Minister over Rafale deal today

New Delhi, July 23 (IBNS): Days after the uproar over the Rafale deal in Parliament, the Congress has said it will expose Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who had allegedly misled the nation by lying over the pact.

Rafale deal secrecy clause: Rahul Gandhi lowered his own credibility, says Jaitley

New Delhi, July 22 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said Congress President Rahul Gandhi by 'concocting a conversation' with French President   Emmanuel Macron, has lowered his own credibility and seriously hurt the image of an Indian politician before the world at large.  

Nation witnessed negativity today, PM Modi takes on Rahul Gandhi in LS

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Responding to the No Confidence Motion in Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the opposition and said the nation today witnessed negativity expressed by some members of the House and said all that Congress wants is to remove Modi from power.

Rahul Gandhi must apologize to nation: Anurag Thakur

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): BJP lawmaker Anurag Thakur on Friday said Rahul Gandhi must apologize to the nation for lying in Parliament while attacking the government in the Rafale deal with France with the latter now in a statement backing the Modi government on the secrecy clause of the deal. 

Rahul Gandhi possibly lied in Parliament as French Govt issues statement on Rafale deal

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): After Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed in Parliament on Friday that he had learnt from the French President that there was no secrecy clause in the Rafale aircraft deal, the French Embassy in New Delhi issued a statement to cite an India Today interview of their President and affirmed that the deal was sensitive and hence the details cannot be revealed.

Secrecy agreement signed in 2008: Sitharaman counters Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal

New Delhi, July 20 (IBNS): Countering Congress president Rahul Gandhi's allegations over the Rafale deal, Defence Minister Sitharaman has said a secrecy deal with France was signed in 2008 under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime.

Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over Rafale deal

New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again raised his voice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal, which the former alleges to have been signed at a higher price by the present central government that it was fixed by the its predecessor.

Congress targets Modi government over its silence on Rafale deal

New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): The Congress on Monday once again targeted the Narendra Modi government over its silence on the controversial Rafale deal in which the government has been alleged to buying jets at a higher prices from a known industrialist.

Congress seriously compromising country's security: Jaitley hits back on Rafale

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday hit back on the Congress party and charged it with compromising the country's security by seeking details of the Rafale fighter jet deal, media reports said.

Rahul Gandhi uses sarcasm to take dig at Nirmala Sitharaman over Rafale deal

New Delhi, Feb 8 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi has once again used the weapon of sarcasm to take a sharp dig at Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who refused to reveal the price at which the central government finalised the Rafale deal.

Rahul Gandhi attacks Narendra Modi government for not revealing details of Rafale deal

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Modi government for not revealing the price at which the Rafale jets were bought.

Rafale deal: Rahul Gandhi ignores Reliance's threat to sue with a jibe

New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, who has grown popular for his tweets, on Thursday ignored Anil Ambani's Reliance's law sue threat over Rafale deal with a jibe at the company and also Prime Minster Narendra Modi.