New Delhi, Feb. 8 -- Launching a scathing attack against the government and Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi today said the Prime Minister bypassed talks on Rafale, citing a report published in a newspaper. The report published by The Hindu claimed that "the French side took advantage of parallel parleys by the PMO that weakened Indian team's position" in negotiating the Rafale deal with France. Rahul took the report to counter a spirited defence by Modi in Parliament on Thursday. "Modi stole Rs 30,000 crore from Indian armed forces and gave it to his friend Anil Ambani," Gandhi said at the press conference.
"Defence Ministry has proved that what Francois Hollande (former French president) said was true and that Prime Ministe...