NEW DELHI: Congress president
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday dared Prime Minister
Narendra Modi for a 20-minute one-on-one debate on
Rafale aircraft or any other strategic issue.
Launching a fresh attack at the BJP over the
Rafale deal, the Congress chief said that
PM Modi does not have guts to face him.
Rahul Gandhi threw the challenge at PM Modi during a press conference when he was asked about the remarks made by Union finance minister
Arun Jaitley during the debate in
Lok Sabha.
Jaitley had said, "It is a tragedy that the grand old party which was headed by the legends in the past is now headed by a gentleman who doesn't have basic understanding of combat aircraft."
Arun Jaitley slams Rahul Gandhi on Rafale deal in Lok Sabha
Attacking the BJP, Congress president Rahul Gandhi alleged that Goa chief minister
Manohar Parrikar is "blackmailing" Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the former Union defence minister claims that he has the entire Rafale deal file "in his bedroom."
Goa CM has files on Rafale deal in his ‘bedroom’, claims audio clip released by Congress
Rahul claimed the purported Parrikar tape on Rafale was authentic and warned there could be other tapes also.
The Congress along with other opposition parties in Lok Sabha demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to probe the Rs 58,000 crore deal.