The French investigative journal, Mediapart, has made the fresh claim that allegedly bogus invoices were used to enable aircraft maker Dassault Aviation to pay at least 7.5 million euros in secret commissions to a middleman to help it secure the Rafale deal with India.
According to Mediapart’s investigation, Dassault Aviation paid the kickbacks to the intermediary in Mauritius between 2007 and 2012.
It reported that the CBI and the Enforcement Directorate have had proof of the secret commissions since October 2018 but decided not to pursue the matter.
The BJP’s national information and technology department in-charge, Amit Malviya, targeted the Congress, alleging that the kickbacks were paid during the UPA rule.
