New Delhi: A day after he was replaced as in-charge of the department handling the controversial AgustaWestland chopper deal, Defence Ministry on Saturday said Joint Secretary Upamanyu Chatterjee will continue to look after the case.
The Ministry had on Friday decided to replace Chatterjee as Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Air), in-charge of handling the chopper deal, which is facing cancellation in view of bribery allegations, and the multi-billion dollar 126 combat aircraft deal of the Air Force.
Joint Secretary Chatterjee will continue to look after the AgustaWestland chopper scam case but he will be replaced by Rajeev Verma in the office of Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Air), Defence Ministry officials said here.
Verma has recently joined the Defence Ministry as Joint Secretary (Establishment).
30/11/13 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
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The Ministry had on Friday decided to replace Chatterjee as Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Air), in-charge of handling the chopper deal, which is facing cancellation in view of bribery allegations, and the multi-billion dollar 126 combat aircraft deal of the Air Force.
Joint Secretary Chatterjee will continue to look after the AgustaWestland chopper scam case but he will be replaced by Rajeev Verma in the office of Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager (Air), Defence Ministry officials said here.
Verma has recently joined the Defence Ministry as Joint Secretary (Establishment).
30/11/13 PTI/Daily News & Analysis
