Rafale tops agenda as Rahul Gandhi kicks off poll campaign in Chhattisgarh

Congress President terms the deal the biggest scam in history, says Modi is party to it; urges party men to to start working on ousting BJP govt in the state

Congress President Rahul Gandhi gave an overt signal that Rafale controversy would be a major poll plank in the coming elections.

Besides the three crucial states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan that go to the polls in next couple of months, general election will be held within 10 months. And the opposition Congress plans to use the Rafale fighter jet deal to “bombard” the Narendra Modi government.

“The Rafale aircraft deal by the NDA government is the biggest scam in the history,” Rahul Gandhi said after inaugurating the new state party office here Friday evening. Calling upon the party workers to