A Parliamentary panel on Tuesday rapped the government for not inking the Rafale deal despite "considerable time" even as the government said the original contract for 126 planes could not be concluded because Dassault Aviation did not agree to certain tender clauses and its own bid. Expressing its unhappiness, the Standing Committee on Defence, which submitted it report to the Lok Sabha, also asked the government to ensure that the IAF achieves it authorised strength of 42 squadrons as agains .. "The Committee are unhappy to note that although a considerable time has elapsed, negotiations with France on Rafale could not be taken to a logical end," the report said. Meanwhile, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the Law Ministry has made certain "observations" which will be "adequately taken into account" while finalising the Inter-Government Agreement for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft from France. In two separate written replies in Rajya Sabha, he said negotiations on the terms and conditions of the supply, including total cost, actual delivery timelines and guarantee period have not been concluded. Parrikar said that the Indian negotiating team is carrying on its meetings with the French side.