Congress President Rahul Gandhi told the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) on Saturday that the right to build the Rafale contract solely lies with them. In an interaction with the serving and former HAL employees in Karnataka's Bengaluru, Gandhi said, "This Rafale contract is your right, you are the only company in this country that has the experience to build that aircraft".

Rafale contract is your right: Rahul Gandhi to HAL employees

The Congress Thursday urged the CAG to carry out a forensic audit of the "Rs 60,150-crore" Rafale fighter jet deal and bring all "facts" on record to enable Parliament to fix accountability for the alleged scam in the contract.

Congress presses for CAG audit of Rafale deal, meets auditor

P Chidambaram Monday sought to know why the BJP-led NDA government was buying so few Rafale fighter jets if they were cheaper as claimed by it. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party meeting, he said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government had decided to buy 126 Rafale aircraft and entered into an agreement.

Why is NDA government buying so few Rafale fighter jets, asks P Chidambaram

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday accused the Opposition of misleading the people by demanding that the details of the Rafale deal be made public. Addressing a rally in Haryana's Ambala district, Singh said all details regarding that Rafale fighter jet deal could not be made public in view of the security concerns.

Opposition misleading people on Rafale deal: Rajnath Singh

Whether it accepts it or not, the furore over the Rafale fighter jet with France's Dassault has become a problem, a big one, for the BJP-led NDA government. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has declared it to be a "perception problem" and in what seems like an eerie coincidence, the name of Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, has cropped up as "one who failed to get a cut" and therefore an interested party in the deal in which Congress president Rahul Gandhi accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi of dubiously bringing in Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence as Dassault's partner.

Rafale deal could set a bad precedent

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session on Tuesday, French President Emmanuel Macron reacted on the Rafale deal row describing it as a "government-to-government" discussion, news agency PTI reported.

'I  want to refer to what PM Modi said on Rafale deal,' says French President Macron 

Adding to the controversy surrounding the Rafale deal, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the "fun has just begun" and in coming months his party will expose how every initiative under the Narendra Modi government is an act of theft.

The fun has just begun: Rahul Gandhi on Rafale controversy

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said Saturday that former French president Francois Hollande’s remarks on the Rafale aircraft deal have proved it was a “big scam”.

Francois Hollande’s remarks prove Rafale a big scam: AAP leader Sanjay Singh

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This is not the first time the Congress president has taken a swipe at the Modi government over the Rafale deal.

Loss to exchequer on Rafale deal over 40,000 crore, tweets Rahul Gandhi

Sitharaman said she would welcome if the Congress raises the issue of procurement of Rafale jets when the budget session of the Parliament reconvenes from Monday

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Congress President Rahul Gandhi had on Tuesday alleged a 'scam' in the deal

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Mr Gandhi's retort comes a day after Ms Sitharaman alleged that it was shameful on part of the Congress to raise objections on the fighter aircraft deal

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The Congress has alleged the deal -- India is buying 36 Rafale fighter jets from France -- is overpriced, and that there is a scam brewing

Allegations against Rafale deal 'shameful', 'disservice' to armed forces: Nirmala Sitharaman

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