Watch: Congress demands JPC enquiry into Rafale deal

The Congress party has demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Rafale deal after France initiated a judicial probe into the same on June 14.

In a detailed press release, the Congress said that the corruption in the deal had finally been exposed and that the party and Rahul Gandhi stand "vindicated" after the French government ordered its probe.

The opposition party demanded a JPC probe because "only a JPC can go into the depth of the matter by summoning the prime minister and other officials".

The Rafale deal for 36 fighter jets worth 7.8 billion Euros was signed in 2016 between the Indian government and French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation.