New Delhi: Congress on Monday demanded answers from the government to report lifting on the procurement of the Finmeccanica company which was dubbed as corrupt by governing BJP leaders on the helicopter agreement.
The opposition claimed that “fake corruption bogey” was raised by BJP for the purchase of a VVIP helicopter during the UPA-II rules and asked if it was given a calm burial.
India has canceled a contract with British subsidiary Finmeccanica Agustawestland in 2014 to supply 12 VVIP AW-101 chopper to the Indian Air Force for alleged violations of contract obligations and charges of kickback paid by the company to secure an agreement.
BJP at that time attacked the Congress, asked whether the leaders had accepted the alleged bribery of Rs 450 Crore for the agreement signed during the UPA-II government.
Looking to change the table, Chief Spokesman for Congress Randeep Surjewala on Monday asked, “What is a ‘secret agreement’ that enters between the Government of Modi and Agusta / Finmeccanica?” Is it now alright to deal with the company called Modi Ji and its government ‘corrupt- bribe giver-bogus’? “” Does that mean that bogey fake corruption was given a calm funeral? The nation is waiting for an answer, “he said in a series of tweets.
He quoted media reports that the MOD government raised the prohibition on the procurement of Finmeccanica.” PM ‘corrupt’.
HM is called a ‘fake’ company.
The former Defense Minister accused him of ‘bribery and corruption’ in parliament.
Then, the Modi government – pulled the Black List Agusta / Finmeccanica on July 22, 2014.
Now, the prohibition of procurement, “he accused in another tweet while quoting media reports.
Surjewala also accused that” media friends “spent thousands of hours of air time showing documents which leaked by the Modi government and built a “false narrative” against the UPA Congress in the 2014 parliamentary election .