Press release : Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on corruption by Congress

Press Statement of BJP Vice President
Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

 New Delhi, February 16, 2013: BJP National Vice President Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that, Congress has become a safe heaven for middle man, powerbroker and dealers. From coal to copter, there have been exposes of serious kickbacks, corruption and scams.

He said the government talked about a CBI inquiry only after a case was filed over the issue in Italy and the "revelations" came to light that "payments were made to Indian middlemen also".

He wanted to know why the government acted belatedly despite the issue being raised in Parliament in 2011, while the Indian government has been silent on this issue for so long, it is the Italians who took the initiative to uncover the scam.

"We do not have confidence in CBI. Because we have seen how the CBI, the Income Tax department, the Enforcement Directorate and all other organisations are being misused by the government and congress. One, to harass political opponents, second, to keep its allies under control," Mr. Naqvi alleged.

Mr. Naqvi told "The details coming out indicate a very serious conspiracy hatched at the top level which includes the bureaucracy, armed forces and most importantly the political leadership in power who were a part of it. All efforts are now being made to cover-up this conspiracy".

"The Indian government is trying to divert attention from the scam and misguide people," he said, insisting that "somebody very high" appears to be involved in the scam, Mr. Naqvi said.

All aspects of the deal, like who signed the contract, who were the middlemen and what were their connections, needed to be looked into, he said.

Mr. Naqvi demanded that a Supreme Court monitored probe should be ordered in the scam. He alleged that several scams have been reported in the defence sector itself in last 9 years. "There are question marks over the submarine deal, the Tatra trucks, Czech pistol issue is still unresolved and now we have the new helicopter scam," Naqvi said.

He charged that in all these scams the government and the Congress has been seen defending the "real culprits".

O.P. Kohli
Headquarter Incharge