Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that the deal for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter planes from France has not been finalised yet. He said, the government is negotiating to reduce the deal value and save a lot of money.
Mr Parrikar said this in the Lok Sabha during Calling Attention Motion on the controversial AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal.He accused Congress of spreading rumours that the Rafale deal was being signed for 9 billion dollars.