Chandigarh: Raising questions about the lack of transparency in the Punjab government's purchase of a Bell helicopter, the state's opposition Congress Saturday demanded a probe by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) into the matter.
Congress spokesman Sukhpal Khaira said that the Punjab government purchased the Bell 429 helicopter worth Rs.38 crore recently and alleged the process was "arbitrary, malafide, illegitimate and non transparent".
He said that a similar Bell 429 helicopter was purchased by Satyajit Majithia, father-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for his Orbit Aviation Company recently.
"Throwing all norms and procedures of transparency and accountability to the winds, the Punjab government, in an extreme hurried manner, procured quotations from four international manufacturers and selected the Bell Textron Co., for the purchase of Rs.38 crore helicopter," Khaira claimed.
27/07/13 IANS/Business Standard
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Congress spokesman Sukhpal Khaira said that the Punjab government purchased the Bell 429 helicopter worth Rs.38 crore recently and alleged the process was "arbitrary, malafide, illegitimate and non transparent".
He said that a similar Bell 429 helicopter was purchased by Satyajit Majithia, father-in-law of Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal for his Orbit Aviation Company recently.
"Throwing all norms and procedures of transparency and accountability to the winds, the Punjab government, in an extreme hurried manner, procured quotations from four international manufacturers and selected the Bell Textron Co., for the purchase of Rs.38 crore helicopter," Khaira claimed.
27/07/13 IANS/Business Standard
