New Delhi, Dec 16(IT): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold 70 press conferences across different parts of the country on Monday to "expose" the Congress for "plotting conspiracy" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government by raking the Rafale deal.

The BJP said the Congress is trying to "mess up" the country's defence, news agency ANI reported.

The announcement to hold these 70 press conferences on Monday came just after the central government on Saturday filed an application before the Supreme Court, seeking correction in its December 14 order where the court had ruled that there was nothing wrong with the Rafale deal.

The Modi government has been accused of misleading the Supreme Court in this case. To clear things, the government has filed an application stating that the pricing aspect of the Rafale deal, examined by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), has not been probed by the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) as yet.

An urgent correction has been sought by the Centre in the wording of a particular paragraph of the Supreme Court verdict. It said the observations in the top court's judgment have resulted in a controversy.

In the run-up to the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram, the Congress had deputed 50 leaders to hold press conferences in 100 cities across the country to "expose" and "cornor" the Modi government over the Rafale deal.

On Saturday, Indian Youth Congress workers marched to India Gate demanding the formation of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to inspect the issue. The Congress has also been submitting adjournment motions in Parliament to discuss the Rafale deal.

In its order on Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a batch of petitions that had requested investigation into the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale deal that was signed between India and French defence manufacturer Dassault Aviation. Under the deal, India will be procuring 36 fighter jets from Dassault Aviation.

Dismissing all writ petitions seeking probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, said, "Perception of individuals cannot be the basis of fishing and roving inquiry by this court, especially in such matters."

The bench said it was unable to find any substantial material which hints at commercial favouritism to any party by the government.

Later in the day, Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a press conference and reiterated his allegations of wrongdoings against the Modi government. He said the Congress will continue demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee of the Rafale deal.