Why is PM Modi in hurry to sack CBI chief, asks Congress president Rahul Gandhi

Continuing his attack on PM Modi over Rafale fighter aircraft deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the prime minister was in a hurry to sack Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Alok Verma, fearing a probe into the deal.

"Why is the Prime Minister in such a tearing hurry to sack the CBI chief? Why will he not allow the CBI chief to present his case in front of the selection committee? Answer: Rafale," he tweeted.

On Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi had expressed happiness after the the Supreme Court reinstated Alok Verma as CBI Director.

Claiming that Verma was about to start a probe into the fighter jet deal, Rahul Gandhi said, "Nothing can save Prime Minister Narendra Modi form Rafale".