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Former French President’s Remarks ‘Orchestrated’, Came Soon After Rahul Gandhi’s Tweet: Jaitley On Rafale Deal
Jaitley speaks during a press conference in New Delhi. (PRAKASH SINGH/AFP/GettyImages)
Questioning the timing, he alleged that the attack on the government over the procurement of 36 Rafale fighters was ‘orchestrated’.
“Yeh jo jugalbandihai, mere paas sabot nahin hai, lekin mann mein prashn khada hota hai. (I don’t have evidence to back this but this apparent duet (between Gandhi and Hollande), does raise a question),” he added.
Soon after Hollande claimed that the Indian government had suggested an offset partner for the deal, he has backtracked his statement and told Agence France-Presse that “only they can comment on this”.
The finance minister also suggested that the former French President could have made his first statement to avoid allegations of corruption on him.
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