According to sources Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a swipe at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's comments about the Rafale deal, saying he is 'a confused man' as he has been saying different things about it over time. Accordingly she was responding to questions from reporters in Coimbatore on Gandhi's comments over the issue that the Rafale deal was between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and businessman Anil Ambani.
She said "Rahul Gandhi is a confused man. He talks about different rates over the deal at different times. Besides, he has been saying at different places that we (government) had helped many persons sometimes he says it is Adani and sometimes Ambani".
Moreover the Congress has accused the government of forcing Dassault Aviation to make Reliance Defense its offset partner for the Rs 58,000 crore deals to purchase 36 Rafale jets. Furthermore the Congress has alleged that the government was helping the Anil Ambani group get a contract worth Rs 30,000 crore from the deal. Moreover the Reliance Group, in a statement, has said Dassault Aviation's investment in Reliance Airport Developers Limited has no link with the Rafale fighter jet deal and has accused Congress of resorting to "blatant lies" for political gains.
