New Delhi: The Congress accused the government of a "cover-up" of corruption in the Rafale deal after French media portal Mediapart published a report alleging bribes were paid to middlemen to secure the deal. Rahul Gandhi, the former Congress president who has questioned the Rafale plane deal, has tweeted a report on alleged bribes paid to a middleman in the deal.’’

"When the truth is with you every step of the way, there is nothing to fear. My colleagues in Congress continue to fight the central government's corruption. Don't get tired, don't stop, and don't be afraid!" In a Hindi tweet with the hashtag 'Rafale scam,' Rahul Gandhi said.

The party leader Pawan Khera said that the BJP government sacrificed national security and jeopardised the interests of the Indian Air Force. "The Modi government's "Operation Cover-up" to bury the melting pot of corruption, kickbacks, and collusion in the Rafale deal has been exposed once again. The BJP government put national security on the line, jeopardised the interests of the Indian Air Force, and cost the government thousands of crores "Khera remarked. "Every single allegation and piece of the puzzle in the murky Rafale affair for the last 5 years leads right up to the highest echelons of power in the Modi government," he said.

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