Is Congress setting the tone for 2019 elections by targeting PM Modi over Rafale deal?

Claiming "fresh revelations" in the Rafale fighter jet deal, the Congress on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi increased the benchmark price of the deal from euro 5.2 billion to 8.2 billion, resulting in a loss to the exchequer.

"Fresh revelations further expose brazen corruption practices in Rafale deal. The entire spectrum of deception lies at the doorstep of the Prime Minister, who overruled the objections raised and recorded by the 'Negotiations Team' in Rafale deal," the party said ahead of the resumption of the debate on the deal in the Lok Sabha on Friday.