Congress meets CAG over Rafale Deal

A delegation of senior Congress leaders Wednesday met the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on the Rafale fighter jet deal asking the auditor to prepare a report on alleged irregularities in it.

The Congress delegation handed a memorandum to the CAG and said it expects the truth to prevail after the report on the Rafale deal is made public.

Speaking to the media after meeting CAG, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said, "We have given a detailed memorandum along with enclosures on the irregularities and acts of omission and commission by the government in the fighter jet deal. We expect the CAG will prepare a report soon and present it before Parliament."

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala added that all evidence and facts relating to the Rafale deal have been submitted to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

"We explained to the Comptroller and Auditor General how Hindustan Aeronautics Limited was removed from the deal to benefit a private player. We hope the CAG will give its report soon. The Comptroller and Auditor General has assured us that they are already examining all aspects of the deal."

"We expect that when the report on the deal comes out in public domain, the real scam will come out and the truth shall prevail," he alleged.

The Congress has criticised the government over the Rafale deal and is seeking to make it a major poll issue ahead of assembly elections to some key states later this year, and the general elections in 2019.

(Featured Image: Hindustan Times)