<span style="color: #222222;">Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said, the allegation levelled against the government on the Rafale aircraft deal is a perception battle and the Centre will fight this. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">She said, the Centre will go to places and put facts on record related to the  deal. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ms Sitharaman also alleged that Congress is running a smear campaign against the government at an International level. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, BJP has accused Congress President Rahul Gandhi of hatching a conspiracy to get the deal scrapped, defame the country and lower the morale of Indian Air Force. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a Press conference, the Party leader and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat alleged that during UPA rule, the deal did not materialize as a private company linked to UPA Chairperson's son- in- law, Robert Vadra was not chosen as a broker. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, in fact, the present Rafale deal is almost 20 per cent cheaper than the deal in UPA government. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in Lucknow that Opposition does not have any issue left so it is raking up non-issues like Rafale deal. He was talking to reporter.</span><br />