Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Centre is paying Rs 1100 crore extra per Rafale jet.

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Citing Rafale manufacturer Dassault's 2016 annual report, Gandhi said that the Narendra Modi government is purchasing per Rafale jet at the rate of Rs. 1670 crore while the Congress-led Manmohan Singh (MMS) government had finalised the deal at the rate of Rs. 570 crore per Rafale jet.

Gandhi said that Rafael manufacturer Dassault has busted lie of Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) by releasing prices paid per Rafale plane in its 2016 annual report.

"Dassault called RM's lie and released prices paid per RAFALE plane in report: Qatar = 1319 Cr, MODI = 1670 Cr, MMS = 570 Cr. 1100 Cr per plane or 36,000 Cr i.e) 10 % of our Defence budget, in the pocket. Meanwhile, our Army begs our Govt. for money," Gandhi tweeted.

Narendra Modi government has signed a deal with France based Dassault Aviation to purchase 36 Rafale jets.

This is not the first time that Rahul has alleged corruption in the Rafale deal.

In February, Gandhi posed eight questions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the deal and alleged that the Prime Minister personally went to Paris and changed the deal.

After this, Prime Minister Modi led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government issued a detailed clarification and said the Opposition was misleading the country over the Rafale deal.

Mrs. Nirmala Defense Minister Flip flop on this Rafale scam issues adds curiosity.

At the time of taking charge she said to reporters she will put details transparent but later stage invoked defence confidence clause for not providing it.

With in a month after taken this stand Modi Government issued some 630 crores as base figure but that is been contradicted now by Congress President Rahul.

But six month gone post allegation Prime minister Modi who is centre of this controversy scam has not opened up his mouth till date.