France launches judicial investigation in Rafale contract with India

According to the French investigative website Mediapart, a French judge has been selected to conduct a “highly sensitive” court probe into alleged “corruption and favouritism” in the Rs 59,000 crore Rafale fighter jet sale with India. Following the development, Congress main spokesperson Randeep Surjewala called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step up and call a Joint Parliamentary Committee meeting on Saturday.

“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 has ordered a probe,” he told reporters at a press conference.

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Following the announcement, Congress main spokesperson Randeep Surjewala called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and order a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into the Rafale deal on Saturday. However, neither the Indian government nor the BJP responded immediately. According to Mediapart, the investigation into the 2016 inter-governmental agreement was formally launched on June 14.

“A judicial probe into suspected corruption has been opened in France over the 7.8-billion-euro sale to India in 2016 of 36 Dassault-built Rafale fighter aircraft,” the Mediapart reported on the latest development on the controversial deal.