hell-bent on taking the choppergate probe on the path of the Bofors investigation, with a JPC clean chit. With invoking Section 8(c) of the RTI Act, accessing information on JPC proceedings can be barred. And the UPA can manipulate the outcome of JPC proceedings. Also it can shut any evidence-based discourse either in the media or Parliament. UPA government’s uncharacteristic hurry in constituting the JPC smacks of a conspiracy of cover up. Antony had nowhere to hide. Following a media outrage and Opposition parties’ hangama, he ordered a CBI inquiry. The CBI officials travelled to Italy and returned emptyhanded, complaining that Italians were not divulging the details of the case. At the same time, the UPA government constituted a joint parliamentary committee to probe the case. Opposition parties including BJP, JD(U), Trinamool Congress, CPI, TDP and AGP protested against the formation of the JPC. They cited how the JPC on Bofors scam found nothing wrong, even while Swiss investigation confirmed the kickbacks. Instead, they wanted a Supreme Court monitored CBI investigation. They also demanded for issuing a Letter Rogatory, which would help trace the money trail. But the UPA government seems to be
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The CBI has finally filed an FIR against 13 people, including former Air Chief Tyagi and his counsins. They are charged with criminal conspiracy, cheating and violation of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Now honest saint AK Anotny admits there was a kickback. He says, “Someone has made money”. But who is that someone? Will the investigation unearth the truth and catch the real beneficiaries? Or, will it end up in yet another great cover up, nailing the arrows, while letting off the hands behind them? A quick view of the scam Ministry of Defence signs the contract with Finmeccanica in 2010. The deal is to buy 12 AgustaWestland helicopters for VVIPs