Modi govt. reaches its peak of corruption: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Misappropriation in Rafale fighter plane deal
Bengaluru, July 26: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao alleged that by changing the agreement done during the UPA government on purchasing Rafale fighter planes, the Narendra Modi government at the centre has reached its peak in corruption.
Speaking to reporters at the KPCC office here on Thursday, Dinesh Gundu Rao said that apart from destroying the economic system of the country, the central government has changed the foreign policy, being followed since independence. By sowing the seed of hatred, Narendra Modi has sold the interest of the security of the country for the sake of his friends. By doing this, the Modi government has avoided the HAL Company to get financial boost up and generate employment opportunities, and transferring of much needed technology required for manufacturing aircrafts and became a middleman by helping his friend Anil Ambani’s industry, he alleged.
The UPA government had an agreement with France to purchase 126 fighter planes at a cost of Rs 54,000 crore for Indian Air Force. Agreement was made with the Dassault company to give 18 planes in ‘ready-to-fly’ condition to India and developing remaining 108 planes in HAL Company in Bengaluru through technology transfer. But in April 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had flouted all norms to make an agreement to purchase 36 planes for Rs 60000 crore and it was announced in a press conference, he said.
Now, the central government has made an agreement with the Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited, recently floated by Anil Ambani, to purchase the spare parts of fighter planes for Rs 30000 crore. Unfortunately, his company has no experience in producing those spare parts and does not have that technology as well, the KPCC chief said.
As per the UPA government agreement, one plane would cost Rs 526.10 crore. But as per the Modi government agreement, each plane would cost Rs 1670.70 crore. Interestingly, this international agreement was not discussed in the Defence Sub-Committee of the Cabinet and it was a clear violation of the norms of purchasing defence materials. The Ministry of Defence did not have any information about the deal. While purchasing Miraz and Sukhoi planes, the UPA government had informed the Parliament and the country about their prices and done a transparent transaction. But the Modi government had the Parliament that each plane would cost Rs 670 crore. But in its annual report, Dassault company had mentioned the price of each plane as Rs 1670 crore, he displayed the records.
Questions to PM
- What’s the reason for purchasing just 36 planes instead of 126 planes and technology transfer?
- Why did you avoid the Defence Sub-Committee of Cabinet and violate defence equipment norms?
- For what purpose the private company was given the contract forgetting the HAL, the pride of the country?
- Why the government is hesitating to disclose the actual price of planes?
The silence of Narendra Modi in this deal would pave way for more suspicions. This would definitely register in the history that it was the worst deal happened in the century. Modi’s development and ‘Achhe Din’ were just a causerie. The Prime Minister should disclose the truth in this Session. Otherwise, the Congress would fight against the central government, Dinesh said.
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Three company directors held in Rs 100-crore investment fraud in Kochi
Kochi (Kerala) (PTI): Police on Sunday arrested three directors of a firm accused of cheating hundreds of investors of over Rs 100 crore through a fake investment scheme linked to agricultural tourism here, officials said.
The accused were identified as Muraleedharan, Ashik Murali and Akhil Murali, all natives of Thrissur.
The arrests were made by the Kalamassery police in connection with a fraud involving ATCOS (Agri Tourism Cooperative Society), a firm headquartered at Pathadipalam here.
Police said the company had promised high returns by collecting investments from the public in the agricultural tourism sector, but allegedly cheated hundreds of people and fled with the money.
ATCOS was registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act and operated 13 branches across various districts in Kerala, besides a branch in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, officials said.
When investors failed to receive their promised returns or the invested amount, complaints were filed with the police.
Officials said around 54 cases have been registered against the firm in 32 police stations across the state, including 29 cases at the Kalamassery police station alone.
Following instructions from Kochi City Police Commissioner K S Mahesh Kumar, a special investigation team was formed under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Shehensha and Thrikkakara ACP Manoj Kumar.
The team traced the accused to an apartment in Amala Nagar in Thrissur, where they had been hiding after secretly renting the flat, officials said.
The bank accounts of the accused have been frozen, and steps have been initiated to trace their assets, officials said.
Police also conducted a raid at the company’s office at Pathadipalam and seized several documents related to the case.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Kalamassery, which remanded them to judicial custody and sent them to Kakkanad jail.
Police said they would seek the custody of the accused for further interrogation as the investigation continues.
