So, *the Union Government agencies are sitting on the evidences and keeping their traps tightly shut since October 2018 and, on top of that, the government even expressly denied any whatever wrongdoing*.
In October 2018, the CBI, was provided the relevant evidences by the office of the Attorney General of Mauritius. Yet, it refused to move its little finger. And, not only that, the Union Government (led by Modi) would go to stoutly deny any hanky-panky and, with the able help of the all-too-obliging CJI then, just stonewall all (forceful) demands for a probe. At least, let there be an open probe even now! The BJP is, now, intensely engaged in just obfuscating in order to divert attention from the central issue on the table - the very legitimate demand for an impartial probe. That it has fielded its stormtroopers to launch a counterattack only shows that the latest round of revelations have hit where it hurts. I/II. <<Mediapart is today publishing the alleged false invoices that enabled French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation to pay at least 7.5 million euros in secret commissions to a middleman to help secure the sale of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft to India. Yet despite the existence of these documents, the Indian federal police has decided not to pursue the affair and has not begun an investigation. Yann Philippin reports. It involves offshore companies, dubious contracts and “false” invoices. *Mediapart can reveal that detectives from India's federal police force, the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI), and colleagues from the Enforcement Directorate (ED), which fights money laundering, have had proof since October 2018 that French aviation firm Dassault paid at least 7.5 million euros (equivalent to just under 650 million rupees) in secret commissions to middleman Sushen Gupta* [emphasis added]. This was in the context of the French firm's long and ultimately successful attempt to secure a 7.8 billion-euro-deal in 2016 to sell 36 of its Rafale fighters to India.>> (Excerpted from: < https://www.mediapart.fr/en/journal/france/071121/rafale-papers-bogus-invoices-used-help-french-firm-clinch-sale-jets-india >.) II. <<On Monday, Mediapart reported that Dassault Aviation, manufacturer of the Rafale fighter aircraft, had paid 7.5 million euros to “intermediary” Sushen Gupta’s Mauritius company Interstellar Technologies between 2007 and 2012. Publishing “bogus” receipts allegedly raised by firms linked to Gupta, Mediapart claimed that the office of the Attorney General of Mauritius sent them to the CBI on October 11, 2018 — it also shared an image of the letter from the Mauritius AG’s office to the CBI. ... Seeking Gandhi’s response to the fresh revelation by Mediapart, [BJP spokesperson Sambit] Patra said, “He should respond to this from Italy.” He further alleged that corruption has become “homeless” after the BJP came to power, and its address is now 10 Janpath, referring to the residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. The Congress hit back at the BJP, saying that the government has launched “operation cover up” and demanded to know as to why it had not probed the entire episode so far. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that his party has been seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the deal, and asked as to why the government has not agreed to this. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said that his party has been seeking a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the deal, and asked as to why the government has not agreed to this. In April this year, Mediapart claimed that Gupta, chargesheeted by the Enforcement Directorate in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, had supplied classified documents to Dassault Aviation on the activities of the Indian negotiating team. In the past, Dassault Aviation and Ministry of Defence have rejected allegations of any corruption in the Rafale contract. In December 2018, the Supreme Court dismissed a bunch of petitions demanding a court-monitored investigation into the deal. It said there was “no occasion to doubt the (decision-making) process” leading to the award of the contract. In November 2019, it rejected review petitions in the matter.>> (Excerpted from: < https://indianexpress.com/article/india/rahul-gandhi-rafale-bjp-7614611/>.) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/greenyouth/CACEsOZi21xw15u9O7zo860JyC_EXHmbb_-Nk%2B%3Der98t8%2BupXaw%40mail.gmail.com.
