Monday, May 11, 2015

Indian Aviation: Flights of Fancy

The Indian civil aviation industry continues to lurch from one controversy to another, without much respite. The main reason is that India believes in governance by discretion. Every rule, and policy, remains on paper and is conveniently waived to suit specific political interests.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dr Subramanian Swamy has exposed this, once again, in the case of the SpiceJet deal in his explosive letter to prime minister (PM) Narendra Modi, on 6th May. He wants the PM’s office to set up a special investigation team and direct the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Serious Frauds Investigation Office (SFIO) to probe the various illegalities that he alleges. Owned by the powerful Maran brothers, SpiceJet was bailed out by its former promoter Ajay Singh who is known to be close to the BJP government. Dr Swamy alleges that Kalanithi Maran, the former owner of SpiceJet (and an accused in the Aircel-Maxis 2G scam being investigated by the CBI), “entered into an unholy agreement to transfer his shares at a secret price.”
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