Rafale: Now French NGO files complaint, seeks clarification on deal
New Delhi, Nov 24: Amidst all the controversy, a French NGO has filed a complaint with France's Prosecutor Office seeking a clarification on the condition under which the deal for 36 Rafale fighters were signed with India.
The NGO has also questioned the choice of Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as offset partner by Dassault Aviation, the makers of the jet.
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The
NGO
Sherpa
in
a
press
release
said
that
it
expects
the
National
Public
Prosecutor's
Office
to
promptly
probe
the
seriousness
of
the
facts
and
presumptions
on
the
reported
offences:
potential
corruption,
grant
of
undue
advantages,
trading
in
influence,
complicity
of
these
offences,
concealment
of
corruption
and
laundering
of
these
offences.
Recently the Supreme Court had reserved its order on a batch of petitions that challenged the deal. After hearing arguments of all sides, the court reserved the verdict. The Rafale Deal has become a major issue, with the opposition alleging that Dassault chose Reliance Defence as offset partner despite its inexperience.
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Further the BJP led government has also been accused of intentionally scraping a deal signed by the UPA government. The UPA had signed a deal with Dassault for 126 Rafale jets under which 18 jets were to be supplied in a fly away condition. The remaining 108 jets were to be manufactured in India along with the state run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.