The note accessed is a shot in the arm for the Congress which has has been accusing massive irregularities in the deal, alleging that the government was procuring each aircraft at a cost of over Rs 1,670 crore as against Rs 526 crore finalised by the UPA.
However, Dassault has declined the claim by the media report and reiterated that it had 'freely chosen' Reliance Defence as the offset partner.
The controversy over the Rafale deal escalated after Hollande said that France had no role in the selection of Anil Ambani's company as India offset partner for Rafale-maker Dassault.
Reiterating the government's stand strongly, the air chief said the government nor the Indian Air Force had any role in the selection of the offset partner for Dassault.
The Rafale controversy continues. The Congress releases small revelations regularly, desperate to keep the issue in the limelight while the…
Julien Bouissou, a journalist with France’s Le Monde, said on Twitter that a statement reportedly issued by French Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, does not counter Hollande’s claim.
The memorandum termed the Defence Procurement Procedure as an instance of 'stark crony capitalism that needed to be investigated'.
In the 40-member state assembly, the Parrikar government has the support of 23 MLAs.
Hollande, who left office in May last year, said on Friday during a trip to India that French jet manufacturer Dassault Aviation had been given no choice about its local partner in a 2016 deal with the Indian administration.
Antton Rouget said Hollande told him it was the Indian government that had proposed the name of Reliance.
