NEW DELHI - Indian Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday continued attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Rafael fighter jets deal. Hitting out at Modi and Ambani, the Gandhi scion said that they had carried out a “surgical strike on the Indian defence forces”.
In a scathing attack on the Prime Minister, the Congress president said that Modi had “dishonoured the blood of our martyred soldiers”. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Rahul Gandhi further said, “Shame on you. You betrayed India’s soul”.
“The PM and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a One Hundred & Thirty Thousand Crore, SURGICAL STRIKE on the Indian Defence forces. Modi Ji you dishonoured the blood of our martyred soldiers. Shame on you. You betrayed India's soul,” tweeted the Congress president.
In another tweet on Friday, the Gandhi scion had reiterated that Prime Minister Modi had personally negotiated and changed the Rafale deal behind closed doors. Referring to the revelations made by former French president Francois Hollande, the Congress chief said, “We now know he (Prime Minister Modi) personally delivered a deal worth billions of dollars to a bankrupt Anil Ambani.”