NEW DELHI: The Congress on Monday demanded solutions from the federal government over experiences of the lifting of a ban on procurement from Finmeccanica firm which had been dubbed as corrupt by ruling BJP leaders over the Agusta choppers deal.
The opposition celebration claimed {that a} “pretend bogey of corruption” was raised by the BJP over the shopping for of VVIP helicopters throughout UPA-II rule and requested 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 Drive over alleged breach of contractual obligations and expenses of kickbacks paid by the agency for securing the deal.
The BJP had at the moment attacked the Congress, asking if its leaders had obtained the alleged Rs 450 crore bribe cash for the deal signed through the UPA-II authorities.
In search of to show the tables, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Monday requested, “What’s the ‘secret deal’ entered into between Modi Authorities and Agusta/Finmeccanica? “Is it now alright to cope with an organization that Modi ji and his authorities referred to as ‘corrupt- bribe giver-bogus’?” “Does it imply that pretend bogey of corruption is being given a quiet burial? The nation awaits solutions,” he mentioned in a collection of tweets.
He cited media experiences that the Modi authorities was lifting the ban on procurement from Finmeccanica.
“The PM referred to as the corporate ‘corrupt’. HM referred to as the corporate ‘bogus’. Ex Defence Minister accused it of ‘bribes and corruption’ in Parliament. Then, Modi Authorities – withdrew blacklisting of Agusta/Finmeccanica on twenty second July 2014. Now, lifted procurement ban,” he alleged in one other tweet whereas citing the media report.
Surjewala additionally alleged that the “associates of the media” spent hundreds of hours of air time displaying leaked paperwork by the Modi Authorities and constructing a “false narrative” towards the UPA-Congress within the run as much as 2014 parliamentary elections.
“Will they now dare to query the Modi Authorities on the ‘secret deal’ with Augusta,” he requested.
In 2016, Italian group Finmeccanica modified its title to Leonardo.
