Wednesday 27 April 2016

Sonia hits back, says "not afraid" of Agusta inquiry

New Delhi, Apr 27 : Congress president Sonia Gandhi on weekday hit back at the BJP over its allegations against her on the Agusta Westland chopper deal, expressing she was “not afraid” of any inquiry and there was nothing to cover.


An angry Sonia Gandhi suspected the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hatchet job.


“We don’t have anything to cover. allow them to (government) take my name, i’m not scared of anyone as a result of there’s no base to that allegation. They quantity to calumny. where is the proof? they’re lying. This a part of their (BJP’s) strategy of hatchet job,” Sonia Gandhi told the media here.


Sonia GandhiShe added any investigation should recover from as shortly as possible so the facts are out. “The allegations are groundless. The reality can begin shortly.”


She asked why the Narendra Modi government didn’t investigate the deal within the last 2 years since returning to power.


“All the accusations they are levelling at us are false. the govt is there for last 2 years. What are they doing? The inquiry is there, why do not they complete it. Complete it as shortly as possible impartially. The reality can commence,” she added.


Congress leaders met within the morning to debate their strategy within the wake of BJP deciding to maximize its attack over the AgustaWestland issue. The party has denied Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allegations.


The BJP had on Tuesday targetted Sonia Gandhi and also the previous United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the chopper deal following an Italian court’s judgment.


Italian cluster Finmeccanica’s former chief Giuseppe Orsi and AgustaWestland’s former head Bruno Spagnolini were sentenced by a milan appeals court to totally different jail terms for false accounting and corruption within the sale of the firm’s twelve VVIP choppers to India.


While Orsi was given four-and-a-half years in jail, Spagnolini was awarded a four-year jail term.


Three of the helicopters were delivered to the Indian Air Force before the contract — signed in February 2010 — was off.


The IAF had sought-after the AgustaWestland choppers as a replacement for its Mi-17 freight helicopters that are changed for VVIP readying.


The accountant and Auditor General had created adverse comments, expressing it absolutely was a waste of resources.



Sonia hits back, says "not afraid" of Agusta inquiry

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