Rahul Gandhi visits ailling Manohar Parrikar in Goa, Congress assures mahabharat on Rafale will continue
Rahul Gandhi met Manohar Parrikar during a brief stopover in Goa. Rahul Gandhi is on his way to Kochi, where he will be addressing a rally later today.
In Short
- Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today visited ailing Goa CM Manohar Parrikar
- The meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Manohar Parrikar lasted 15 minutes
- During the meeting, Rahul Gandhi asked about Manohar Parrikar's health
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today visited ailing Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar at his office in the Goa Assembly building. The meeting between Rahul Gandhi and Manohar Parrikar took place around noon and lasted 15 minutes.
During the meeting, Rahul Gandhi asked about Manohar Parrikar's health. Last year, Manohar Parrikar underwent treatment in the United States for advanced pancreatic cancer.
Rahul Gandhi met Manohar Parrikar during a brief stopover in Goa. Rahul Gandhi is on his way to Kochi, where he will be addressing a rally later today.
The meeting between the two, comes a day after Rahul Gandhi raked up a controversial audio clip in which a Goa minister is heard talking about how Manohar Parrikar boasted about having files related to the Rafale deal in his bedroom.
While commenting on Rahul Gandhi's visit, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said that this was a personal visit but the mahabharat on Rafale fighter jet controversy will continue.
The Rafale deal has become controversial with the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress claiming that there are irregularities in the deal to purchase 36 Rafale fighter jets from a French company.
"It's obvious that the tapes are authentic & that Goa CM, Parrikar, is in possession of explosive RAFALE secrets, that give him power over the PM," Rahul Gandhi had tweeted yesterday, talking about the controversial audio tape.
The Goa minister who was purportedly heard on the tape -- Vishwajit Rane -- has said tha the audio is not authentic.