Rafale jet deal price 20% less than UPA govt's, says FM Arun Jaitley

Over the past few days, Congress leaders have held press conferences across the country to highlight the Rafale "scam"

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government had maintained complete transparency in the Rafale fighter jet deal, and its negotiations with the French government had helped bring down the cost of the jets.

The FM said the price negotiated by the Modi government for the basic aircraft was 9 per cent cheaper than the UPA's, and 20 per cent less for the weaponised loaded aircraft. Jaitley said the Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi were making truth a victim and compromising national security by raising questions on the deal.

Jaitley said former Defence Minister A K Antony, under