Begin probe with Manohar Parrikar of missing Rafale files: Congress

Panaji: Congress president Rahul Gandhi asserted the probe into the “missing” Rafale files should begin from Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, who had claimed the files related to the deal were in his possession. Parrikar was the Defence Mini­ster when India signed the Rafale deal with France. The Centre has told the Supreme Court some documents of the multi-billion deal have been “stolen”.

At a meeting of the Opposition party’s booth committee wor­kers, Gandhi also said, like the ‘missing’ Rafale files, govt in Goa is also missing. Manohar Parrikar had told the Cabinet the Rafale files are with him,” Rahul Gandhi said referring to a pur­po­rted audio conversation betw­een Goa minister Vishwajit Rane and a caller that had references to the deal.