Be a defaulter of ` 45Kcr for defence deal: Rahul

New Delhi, Oct. 3: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday, took a swipe at the Modi government and Anil Ambani over the Rafale issue, saying that in order to bag India's biggest defence contracts one has to be a "defaulter of ` 45,000 crore" and have “no relevant experience”.

Gandhi also cited a media report claiming that Swedish telecom equipment company Ericsson has petitioned the Supreme Court to prevent Ambani and two senior executives from his group from leaving the country after accusing them of willfully defaulting in previously promised payment of ` 550 crore by alleged abuse of process of law. “Modi’s Operandi for handing out India’s biggest defence contracts — 1. Be a defaulter of ` 45,000 crore. 2. Owe money to other companies who beg Supreme Court not to let you leave India. 3. Be called ‘ Bhai’ by PM but have no relevant experience,” Mr Gandhi said in a tweet and tagged the media report.

Opposition led by the Congress has been accusing the government of benefitting Anil Ambani. from the Rafale deal. The BJP and Reliance Defence have dismissed all the allegations as false. The Rafale controversy took a new turn after Francois Hollande said that France was given “no choice” on selection of the Indian partner for Dassault.

Modi’s Operandi for handing out India’s biggest defence contracts — 1. Be a defaulter of 45,000 crore. 2. Owe money to other companies who beg Supreme Court not to let you leave India. 3. Be called ‘ Bhai’ by PM but have no relevant experience — Rahul Gandhi