Rafale deal finalised, tweets BJP

The government may have not made a final announcement on the Rafale deal yet but for the BJP it has been “finalised” and the Modi government has saved over Rs 21,000 crore in the “re-negotiation” with the French government.

“The deal to buy 36 state-of-the-art Rafale aircraft from France at $12 billion (Rs 80,000 crore) was re-negotiated and finalised at 8.8 billion dollar (Around Rs 59,000 cr),” the BJP tweeted.

The Centre “saved” public money and the deal resulted in gain of “technological knowledge” and “strengthening the air power to defend the border,” it said.