India
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New Delhi, July 03: The Congress party on Saturday reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale deal after France initiated a judicial probe into the same on June 14.
The Congress demand came after French investigative website Mediapart reported that a French judge has been appointed to lead a “highly sensitive” judicial investigation into alleged “corruption and favouritism” in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale fighter jet deal with India.
“Corruption in the Rafale deal has come out clearly now. The stand of the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi has been vindicated today after the French government ordered a probe,” Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala told reporters at a press conference.
The French public prosecution agency has ordered an investigation into the alleged corruption in the defence deal, he said and urged Prime Minister Modi…