Congress, BJP trade barbs after Hollande's statement on Rafale deal

Rahul: PM should come clean, form JPC to probe deal; Prasad: I can understand your pain

In another reminder that elections are near and could not only turn out to be one of the most bitterly fought in independent India’s history, but also have a bearing on India’s relations with some of its neighbours, the level of political discourse plummeted further on Saturday.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi of being a “thief” because of his alleged role in ensuring that a company owned by industrialist Anil Ambani got the Rafale fighter jet deal.

Gandhi said: “The PM and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a Rs 1.3 trillion surgical srtrike on the