Two days after Sitharaman made the claims in the Lok Sabha on Friday, Gandhi took to Twitter to question her claims, tagging a media report that said "no actual order has been placed". 

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over demonetisation, farm distress and job losses, alleging the PM was an "incompetent man who listens to nobody".

PM Modi had attacked the Congress party saying that it was afraid of the 'chowkidar'.

The Congress has alleged irregularities in the deal for 36 aircraft and claimed that the Narendra Modi government is buying them at a price much higher than the one that was being negotiated by the previous government. 

Smriti Irani taunted Rahul Gandhi for wearing 'janeu' and his temple visits during campaigning for Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. 

It is the not the first when the Gandhi scion was seen making the winking gesture in the Parliament.

This country needs to know that defence purchases are national security related and very important, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while speaking during debate on Rafale jet deal in Lok Sabha.

"The matter is sub-judice, I won't say anything on it," Congress president Rahul Gandhi said.

"In addition to corruption, the PM should be investigated for weakening national security by giving the Rafale contract to his friend and international debt master, Anil Ambani," Gandhi tweeted.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In the 2014 election, though the Union textiles minister was trounced by Gandhi, she maintained her contact with the constituency, nurturing it and visiting it frequently.

While Rahul Gandhi, who defeated Irani in the 2014 general election, will be in Amethi on Friday and Saturday, the Union textiles minister will be participating in a series of events during her day-long trip on January 4.

By repeating his allegations, Rahul is trying hard so that at least one corruption charge against the Modi government could stick.

Rahul Gandhi's attack came a day after he said Modi faced an open book exam on the deal in Parliament and asked if he will show up at the exam or send a proxy.

In an obvious reference to former PM Indira Gandhi, Jaitley called Rahul Gandhi 'the grandson of the Emergency dictator' and slammed the top Congress leader for intimidating an 'independent Editor'.

Jaitley shooted out a series of tweets in apparent attack on the Congress President, asking “How much does he know? When will be know?”

Speaking to reporters during a press conference at Congress office in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi said he was ready for a debate with PM Modi over Rafale deal.

There was a huge uproar in the House when Rahul Gandhi took out his mobile phone to play a purported recorded conversation of Goa minister Vishwajit Rane.

Rafale debate in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi's 'AA' jibes were met with Arun Jaitley's 'Q' taunt as Congress party's paper planes crash landed on the house floor due to Eurofighter remark.

Jaitley hit back to accuse Rahul Gandhi of having a 'legacy of lying' and 'repeating falsehood'

The drama unfolded during a discussion on the Rafale deal on which the Congress has been pressing for constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee.