NEW DELHI: The country’s national auditor CAG is examining the Rafale fighter jet deal worth Rs 58,000 crore on which the Congress has been targeting the BJP-led Government accusing it of wrongdoings .
Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre, replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, said the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is conducting an audit of the capital acquisition system of Indian Air Force including the Rafale aircraft deal.
To a separate query, he also said that four cases of corruption in defence deals have been registered by the CBI since 2015.
India had signed an inter-Governmental agreement with France in September 2016 for procurement of 36 Rafale jets. The delivery of the jets is scheduled to begin from September, 2019.
The Congress has been raising several questions about the deal including on the rates, and accused the Government of compromising national interest and security while causing a loss to the public exchequer. The Government has rejected the allegations. (AGENCIES)
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