The Congress today accused the government of "deceiving" the country and promoting crony capitalism in awarding a private entity the contract for the multi-crore Rafale aircraft deal, which it described as the "mother of all deals". Prime Minister Narendra Modi must give answers to the nation, the party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.

The Congress will demand in Parliament that the prime minister speaks on the Rafale deal during the current Monsoon session, he added. "The culture of crony capitalism is the DNA of the Modi government. It is truer than ever in case of the Rs 60,145 crore Rafale deal," he told reporters.