Wednesday, October 11, 2006
CBI books Fernandes, ex-Navy chief, Jaya
"FIR says they were guilty of irregularities in purchasing the Barak missile system from Israel in 2000; accuses Jaya Jaitley of getting Rs 2 crore in the deal
New Delhi: In a significant development in the Tehelka expose on defence scams, the CBI has registered an FIR against former defence minister George Fernandes, his associate Jaya Jaitley, accused of receiving a bribe of Rs 2 crore, and former Navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar for alleged irregularities in purchasing the Barak missile system from Israel in 2000."
Both were concerned with the previous Govt and it does us all good for the Augean stables to be cleared occasionally, though I liked some BJP (or anyway Sena) policies.
IMO: I'm mainly sorry about the fact that because the BJP therefore did not like Tehelka, it seems you now have to pay for Tehelka online. Great scoop of course, though many people considered George Fernandes a nice guy and the bribes proffered were not high AFAIK. In UK I heard unfavorably about Jaitley but it certainly should not happen. OK, in the UK Tony B. Liar has defined his policy by three words "Corruption, corruption and corruption" (think of Jowell still pushing online gaming for example, even after that exposed Mafia connection with the NHS). Well, call it "Cronyism, cronysim, cronyism" if you want. We do not want that in India. In Afghanistan, perhaps due to Blair being Berlusconi's crony, the Italians and French soldiers have a great time partying at Kandahar airport whereas the UK soldiers die. Some war. Some EU. Lets hope India does not go down that road like it did in the Tamil wars which really ought to make Congress think. Or perhaps a pop group named like 'The dead Kennedys' but with Gandhi in the title, would help all parties remember that the poor old public do not like corruption in high places.
New Delhi: In a significant development in the Tehelka expose on defence scams, the CBI has registered an FIR against former defence minister George Fernandes, his associate Jaya Jaitley, accused of receiving a bribe of Rs 2 crore, and former Navy chief Admiral Sushil Kumar for alleged irregularities in purchasing the Barak missile system from Israel in 2000."
Both were concerned with the previous Govt and it does us all good for the Augean stables to be cleared occasionally, though I liked some BJP (or anyway Sena) policies.
IMO: I'm mainly sorry about the fact that because the BJP therefore did not like Tehelka, it seems you now have to pay for Tehelka online. Great scoop of course, though many people considered George Fernandes a nice guy and the bribes proffered were not high AFAIK. In UK I heard unfavorably about Jaitley but it certainly should not happen. OK, in the UK Tony B. Liar has defined his policy by three words "Corruption, corruption and corruption" (think of Jowell still pushing online gaming for example, even after that exposed Mafia connection with the NHS). Well, call it "Cronyism, cronysim, cronyism" if you want. We do not want that in India. In Afghanistan, perhaps due to Blair being Berlusconi's crony, the Italians and French soldiers have a great time partying at Kandahar airport whereas the UK soldiers die. Some war. Some EU. Lets hope India does not go down that road like it did in the Tamil wars which really ought to make Congress think. Or perhaps a pop group named like 'The dead Kennedys' but with Gandhi in the title, would help all parties remember that the poor old public do not like corruption in high places.
# posted by uv : 7:03 AM
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