Speaking to supporters in Chhattisgarh's Ambikapur, the Congress scion claimed that the Prime Minister will not be in a position to answer his questions over the alleged scams in the deal.
The party also accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "squandering national interest" in the deal to purchase 36 fighter jets from France.
Gandhi asked if the Rafale jet deal can be called a “Government to Government” contract, as there is only a letter from the French government promising to be faithful.
Justifying the acquisition of 36 Rafale fighter jets from France, Attorney General K K Venugopal told Supreme Court that had the fighter jets been used during the Kargil war in 1999, the number of casualties would have been less.
Interestingly, the Winter Session will start the day counting of votes will take place for Assembly elections in five states.
Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders had been demanding to know the exact price at which each Rafale aircraft was bought. The government has already conveyed the price to the Supreme Court.
During the hearing on Wednesday, the Centre defended the secrecy clause related to the pricing of the 36 Rafale fighter jets and said it cannot divulge details of the deal.
Crucial SC hearing on Rafale row underway; petitioners contest 'secrecy' clause.
The Centre had on Monday handed over a 14-page document titled "Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order" to the petitioners in the case.
"Modi has admitted to his theft in the Supreme Court. In the affidavit, he admitted to changes in the contract without asking the Air Force and putting Rs 30,000 crore in Ambani's pocket," Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.
Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier on Tuesday defended the Rafale deal and claimed that there was no wrong-doing in the Rs 58,000 crore deal.
In a letter, they said there was concern over the "unconscionable" and "unwarranted delay" in bringing out the audit reports on demonetisation and the Rafale fighter jet deal, and the reports should be tabled before Parliament in the Winter Session.
Rahul Gandhi claimed the Centre has submitted a 14-page document titled "Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order" to the Supreme Court.
The document titled "Details of the steps in the decision making process leading to the award of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft order" stated that the process as laid down in the Defence Procurement Procedure-2013 has been followed in procurement of the Rafale aircraft.
Process as laid down in Defence Procurement Procedure-2013 followed in procurement of Rafale aircraft, says govt doc submitted to petitioner as per SC order
On the last day of campaigning in the poll-bound state of Chhattisgarh, the Congress scion alleged that industrialist Anil Ambani's only qualification to bag the contract was his friendship with the 'chowkidar' PM.
Bhushan, along with former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the Rafale deal.
In a fresh salvo against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress scion said that if an inquiry starts on the Rafale deal, the Prime Minister is not going to survive the probe.
"Rafale is an open and shut case and there is only one man who has done corruption," Rahul Gandhi said.
Rafale is an open and shut case. It is simply a PM Modi-Anil Ambani partnership, says Rahul Gandhi
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