What is the ‘secret deal’ between Modi Govt and Finmeccanica, asks Congress
The Hindu
The Opposition party claimed that a “fake bogey of corruption” was raised by the BJP over the buying of VVIP helicopters during UPA-II rule and asked if it was being given a quiet burial
The Congress on November 8 demanded answers from the government over reports of the lifting of a ban on procurement from Finmeccanica company which had been by ruling BJP leaders over the Agusta choppers deal.
The Opposition party claimed that a “fake bogey of corruption” was over the buying of VVIP helicopters during UPA-II rule and asked if it was being given a quiet burial.
India had scrapped the contract with Finmeccanica’s British subsidiary AgustaWestland in 2014 for supplying 12 AW-101 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force (IAF) over alleged breach of contractual obligations and charges of kickbacks paid by the firm for securing the deal. The BJP had at that time attacked the Congress, asking if its leaders had received the alleged ₹450 crore bribe money for the deal signed during the UPA-II government.
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