The Rafale deal struck by the NDA government is only 2.86 per cent cheaper than the UPA-era contract, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has found while indicating that the price could have been brought down further.
The report, tabled in Parliament Wednesday, gives enough ammunition to both the government and the opposition to continue the political dogfight over the deal in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections.
