October 04, 2026 02:41 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Asian Games 2026: India beat Pakistan to clinch gold in men's cricket | flydubai cockpit attack: Deleted posts expose Omani co-pilot’s views on women, alleged extremist past | flydubai cockpit horror: Omani co-pilot Hamam al-Hammami attacked Captain Smit Machchhar with crash axe, tried to seize control | flydubai temporarily suspends all Israel flights after co-pilot’s alleged cockpit attack, crash attempt | Grounded in Oman over ‘radical views’, then hired by flydubai: What we know about Omani pilot Hamam al-Hammami | ‘Hanuman Chalisa gave me courage’: Smit Machchhar recounts flydubai cockpit battle to PM Modi | PM Modi speaks to Flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar who foiled crash plot, praises his courage | Putin praises Modi’s ‘good ideas’ to end Ukraine war, thanks Indian PM for peace efforts | Flydubai cockpit attack: Injured Indian pilot Smit Machchhar airlifted to Abu Dhabi | India backs brave flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, Ambassador meets family after cockpit attack

BJP targets Sonia Gandhi over VVIP chopper scam

| | Apr 27, 2016, at 05:07 am
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday attacked Congress chief Sonia Gandhi over the VVIP chopper scam issue.
BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma told media that Gandhi should give a clarification over the alleged mention of her name in the Italian court's order in connection with the AugustaWestland chopper deal during the UPA regime.
 
According to media reports, the Italian court in its judgement stated how the firm lobbied with Sonia Gandhi and her close aides like the then NSA M K Narayanan and the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. 
 
Gandhi was described as the "driving force" by the judge behind the deal.
 
Addressing a press conference, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the then Defence Minister AK Antony had in March 2013 said corruption had taken place in the purchase of VVIP choppers and that bribe had been taken. 
 
The BJP minister has now asked Antony to clarify the same/
 
"Bribe-givers have been convicted. Why are bribe-takers silent? Antony should answer if leaders of Congress are involved in it or not. Are they from your party or not? Please come out clean," he said.
 
#AugustaWestland chopper scam # BJP # Sonia Gandhi # VVIP chopper scam # AK Antony # Manmohan Singh

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Images
In Images: Kolkata marks PM Modi’s 76th birthday with diya lighting programme
In Images: Kolkata marks PM Modi’s 76th birthday with diya lighting programme Sep 18, 2026, at 12:41 am
In Images: Modi meets African leaders on BRICS sidelines
In Images: Modi meets African leaders on BRICS sidelines Sep 13, 2026, at 07:20 pm
In Images: PM Modi with BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam
In Images: PM Modi with BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam Sep 13, 2026, at 05:33 pm
Related Videos
‘You Are Our Pride’: PM Modi Speaks to Flydubai Hero Captain Smit Machchhar Oct 02, 2026, at 05:22 pm
Smit Machchhar: flydubai Indian Pilot Who Saved 174 Lives Is Carried Out of the Aircraft Oct 02, 2026, at 05:20 pm
Netanyahu lauds dentist for overpowering flydubai attacker Oct 01, 2026, at 03:15 pm