Rafale Deal: Mediapart Says Evidence Of Kickbacks Paid By Dassault With CBI and ED https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XohjNZtRYmk
Nov 8, 2021
New investigations by an independent French online investigation portal Mediapart reveal that both the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have had proof since October 2018 that French aviation firm Dassault paid at least 7.5 million euros in secret commissions to middleman Sushen Gupta. This was in the context of the French firm's long and ultimately successful attempt to secure a 7.8 billion-euro-deal in 2016 to sell 36 of its Rafale fighters to India. The documents point to how Sushen Gupta acted as an intermediary for Dassault Aviation over the Rafale deal. His Mauritian company Interstellar Technologies received at least 7.5 million euros from the French aviation firm between 2007 and 2012, thanks to IT contracts that were clearly overbilled, and from which most of the money was discreetly sent to Mauritius using a system of alleged false invoices. If this alleged act of corruption took place in 2016, before the current Modi government was in power, why has no action been taken ? Mitali Mukherjee spoke with Yann Philippin of Mediapart to find out more.
New Rafale scam documents lead Congress into trouble https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbfEIzOHW5Q
Nov 8, 2021
New documents accessed by Times Now have revealed that the infamous Rafale scam was primarily carried out under the UPA regime. New documents released by the french investigative agency, Mediapart show that most of the bribes paid were done under the UPA regime despite Rahul Gandhi and the party repeatedly saying that the Modi led NDA government is to blame. The report by Mediapart shows that large chunks of "kickbacks" were given by "D" or Dassault to Sushen Gupta, the alleged middleman in this case. Some fake invoices have led the BJP to attack Congress for shaming PM Modi when it also had multiple skeletons in its closet.
'Rafale Papers': the 'bogus invoices' used to help French firm clinch sale of jets to India
NOVEMBER 7, 2021 BY YANN PHILIPPIN https://www.mediapart.fr/en/journal/france/071121/rafale-papers-bogus-invoices-used-help-french-firm-clinch-sale-jets-india
Rafale row: French portal Mediapart’s revelations trigger Cong-BJP slugfest https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rahul-gandhi-rafale-bjp-7614611/ November 9, 2021
On Monday, Mediapart had reported that Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of the Rafale fighter aircraft, had paid 7.5 million euros to “intermediary” Sushen Gupta’s Mauritius company Interstellar Technologies between 2007 and 2012.
Following the report by Mediapart, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra had launched a scathing attack on the Congress leadership, saying that the INC (Indian National Congress) should be renamed “I Need Commission”. He also alleged that the Congress’ dissatisfaction with the cut on offer was behind the failed negotiations when it was in power.
The Congress hit back at the BJP, saying that the government has launched “operation cover up” and demanded to know as to why it had not probed the entire episode so far.
Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, “When the truth is with you in every step, then what is there to worry about? My Congress colleagues – keep fighting like this against the corrupt central government. Don’t stop, don’t get tired, don’t be afraid,” Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi, using the hashtag “#RafaleScam”.
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that his party has been seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the deal, and asked as to why the government has not agreed to this
Rafale: Culpability of Atal-Manmohan-Modi govts I RAFALE DEAL I MEDIAPART https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVTwkBl9Tw Nov 11, 2021 राफ़ेल ख़रीदने में कैसे लगा इतना वक्त ! कौन है इसके लिये ज़िम्मेदार ! बता रहे हैं एन के सिंह ! How did it take so long to buy the Rafale? Who is responsible for this! NK Singh is telling!