There is no quid pro quid : Sonia Gandhi denies Rahul's involvement in AgustaWestland scam
Talking to NDTV, the Congress President said there is no truth in the allegation of Rahul being linked to the scam through shops that he owned at a Delhi mall owned by real estate developer Emaar-MGF.
The Agusta scandal surfaced after an Italian court convicted top executives of the defence manufacturer for paying kickbacks for the Rs. 3,600-crore deal to supply helicopters to the Air Force.
BJP lawmaker Kirit Somaiya has alleged that in 2005, Rahul Gandhi had bought shops in a South Delhi mall, which is owned by Emaar-MGF, a firm founded by relatives of Gandhi's close aide, Kanishka Singh; and that in 2009, Emaar appointed Guido Haschke a director on its board.
Connecting the dots to prove the Congress vice president's illicit role isn't a stretch, Somaiya said on Wednesday: "Rahul Gandhi has admitted that he has bought shops. I would like him to disclose that at what price you bought them." He also alleged that Gandhi sold the shops back to the real estate developer.
Gandhi's office says that when he acquired the shops, he declared them as required to officials, and sold them in 2010 which is why they are not listed among his asset in recent papers.
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