MUMBAI: At a time when Rahul Gandhi has mounted an attack on the NDA government and specifically on PM Modi over the Rafale row , NCP chief Sharad Pawar 's comment on Wednesday that people do not doubt Modi's intentions came as a scarcely-veiled rebuttal of the Congress president's battle cry of "Gali gali mein shor hai, chowkidar chor hai."In an interview to a Marathi news channel, Pawar, when asked about Congress's allegations about the Rafale deal and the credibility of Congress leaders, said, "It's not a question of the credibility of the Congress, (but) the credibility of persons involved in the decision-making process (that) is important... What do people feel... They (people) do not doubt Modi's intentions... Initially, (defence minister) Nirmala Sitharaman was briefing. Now she has been replaced by Arun Jaitley, who is articulate. It appeared that crucial information on the entire deal was suppressed... Doubts were raised over the manner in which information was presented."Pawar also said he disagreed with the opposition's demand that technical specifications and details of the deal be made public, though he noted that he saw no harm in disclosing the price of the aircraft and also supported the formation of a joint parliamentary committee to look into the issue.The comments could not only hit the prospects of a joint Congress-NCP front against the Modi-led government's alleged corruption but could impact talks between the two parties for an alliance and seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Pawar's remarks also come in the wake of Congress's failure to clinch a partnership with BSP in Chhattisgarhand Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar's decision to align with AIMIM in Maharashtra.NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik claimed Pawar's statements had been twisted and NCP MP Majeed Memon said it was incorrect to suggest he had given the PM a clean chit.A senior Congress leader said, "We are shocked over Pawar's comments, particularly when the entire anti-BJP opposition is geared up to take on the NDA government."