In an interview to an Indian news agency, Dassault Aviation’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eric Trappier said the 36 Rafale jets to be supplied in flyaway condition to India are cheaper by 9 per cent than the 18 it was to supply under the agreement signed during the UPA-2 government. The Congress said the interview was a pack of “manufactured lies” and an attempt at a “cover-up”.
Trappier, in his interview to news agency ANI, rejected Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s allegations that he was lying about the details of Dassault and Anil Ambani-led Reliance joint venture for offset contracts in the