Rahul, Parrikar Engage In An All­-Out Letter War Over Rafale

Parrikar protests Congress president’s reference to him after the latter’s Goa visit.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday kept up his attack on the Modi government over the Rafale deal at a Youth Congress (YC) meeting in New Delhi, alleging that the current government had “sold” the Air Force and “stolen” opportunities from the youth to benefit specific corporates. Later, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar and he engaged in letter warfare over their meeting on Tuesday and statements made by him in two public meetings thereafter.

While speaking at a public meeting in Kochi on Tuesday, after a short courtesy call on an ailing Mr. Parrikar in Goa, and during the address to the YC conclave on Wednesday, Mr. Gandhi targeted the government on the deal and referred to Mr. Parrikar’s avowal of not having a role in it.

‘Whole nation heard it’