He also said that several opposition leaders and top BJP brass like Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh had opposed the purchase of the French fighter jets during the UPA regime, finding fault on different counts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to France last month had signed an agreement to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets in fly-away condition for over 6 billion U S Dollars.
Stung by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's reported remarks that he "killed" the deal by making several notings on the file, Antony insisted that he had taken the "correct" decision against the backdrop of IAF's plea for early acquisition of fighter jet.
Antony said he had told all concerned to continue with the negotiations, but not to take it with government for approval till the L-1 dispute is settled.
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The company was not ready to transfer technology as part of the agreement.
Antony insisted that neither the Prime Minister, nor the Defence Minister or the Armed Forces could procure any equipment bypassing the Defence Acquisition Council.
The Congress leader sought to know what was the decision on technology transfer arrived at by the Modi government which has been emphasising much on 'Make in India'.