IAF moves court to get Deve Gowda to pay for use of aircraft

New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has approached Delhi High Court to recover dues of nearly Rs 54 lakh from former PM H D Deve Gowda for the use of official aircraft allegedly for non-official purposes.
IAF has been trying to recover the dues from the former prime minister since 1996-97 when IAF planes were reportedly used for purposes other than official, a series of RTI replies show.
"It is mentioned that Chandrashekhar, P V Narasimha Rao, H D Deve Gowda and V C Shukla had availed airlift facilities of IAF for non-official purposes during their tenure as prime ministers and Cabinet minister," IAF said in an RTI reply to activist S C Agrawal.
According to IAF, about Rs 5.91 crore was due from the late Chandrashekhar, Rs 54.61 lakh from Deve Gowda and Rs 4.60 lakh from former Union minister V C Shukla. It said the amount was due from their "political parties".
30/06/10 Times of India

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