Rahul Gandhi takes another dig at Ambani over Rafale deal

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

In a fresh attack on industrialist Anil Ambani, on Saturday said one can land deal contracts worth "Rs 1.3 lakh crore" if he is the prime minister's "BFF" (best friend forever).

"When your BFF is the PM, you can get the 1,30,000 Cr. deal, even without relevant experience. But wait. There's more! Apparently, 400,000 JK Govt staff will also be arm twisted into buying ONLY from your company!" he said in a tweet, citing a media report.

The report claimed that the Jammu and has chosen Insurance, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ambani's Reliance Capital, to provide for its employees, pensioners and accredited journalists.

has earlier rejected allegations on the Rafale offset contract and said the government had no role in Dassault choosing his company as a partner.

The government has also denied any irregularity in the deal with

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First Published: Sat, October 06 2018. 21:55 IST