Sitharaman hits back at Rahul Gandhi over HAL jibe, says he is spreading lies

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi for allegedly "spreading lies" and wondered if he would apologise in Parliament and resign.

"It's a shame that the president of Indian National Congress is spreading lies and misleading the country. The HAL has signed contracts worth Rs 26,570.8 crore between 2014 and 2018 and contracts worth Rs 73,000 crore are in the pipeline," she said in a tweet.