Bangaru stepped own as BJP prez after expose

April 27, 2012 15:10

In 2001, Tehelka.com conducted a sting where a reporter posing as an arm dealer offered Laxman Rs 1 lakh as a kickback for a contract. Hidden cameras caught Mr Laxman accepting the bribe. Laxman accepted the money in return for hiring the company to supply hand-held thermal imagers to the Indian Army.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari reacted to the conviction saying, "The BJP should introspect about their six years in government... the conviction of their former president should show the BJP that those who live in glasshouses should not throw stones at others." Laxman can face a maximum of seven years in jail.

Eleven years later, Rs 1 lakh seems a pittance, as compared to the Rs 14-crore bribe allegedly offered by Lt Col (Retd) Tejinder Singh to Army Chief VK Singh.

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