The BJP has dismissed as completely baseless the allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal.
New Delhi:
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has demanded an enquiry into the Rafale fighter jet deal after a French media report claimed that Euro 1.1 million was paid to a middleman by the aircraft manufacturer. The current revelation in a French media portal that one million euros were paid to a middleman in the deal to buy 36 Rafale jets has once again raised the issue of kickbacks and other illegal payments in the Rafale deal. The report is based on an analysis of the Dassault company s accounts of 2017, CPI(M) politburo said in a statement.