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Rafale deal: Audio clip sparks fresh round of verbal duel between BJP, Cong

Armed with an audio clip, containing purported conversation between a Goa minister and a journalist, Cong president launched a fresh attack on govt

Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday (Photo: PTI)
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Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference at AICC headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday (Photo: PTI)

Archis Mohan New Delhi
The issue of alleged irregularities in the purchase of Rafale fighter jets, which seemed to have lost its political relevance after the December 14 order of the Supreme Court, got a new lease of life on Wednesday. 
 
Armed with an audio clip, containing purported conversation between a Goa minister and a journalist, Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a fresh attack on the Narendra Modi government on the issue. Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley termed the audio clip as fabricated.

Jaitley said the Congress president had made it a habit of manufacturing lies and spreading falsehoods. He

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