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.
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.