AgustaWestland helicopter deal: Bofors-like scam in making, says BJP, sees Rajiv Gandhi-type fireworks
PTI: New Delhi, Feb 13 2013, 16:00 IST
issue, Prasad said the party will raise this matter strongly inside and outside Parliament.
"I see the making of a second Bofors in this scam. The government has not been able to explain why it was silent for one year on this issue despite the details being available in the public domain," Prasad said.
He came down heavily on Defence Minister A K Antony, saying he should have called the Italian Ambassador to discuss the reports of financial irregularities in the Augusta Westland VVIP chopper deal. "Why did Antony not write to the Italian Defence Minister or send a delegation to Italy to get more details?" Prasad said.
BJP demanded that the Rs 3,500-crore deal be reviewed and the supply of the remaining nine of the 12 choppers be stopped till the issue is probed thoroughly.
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