Jaswant: Ex-Air Chief can't be blamed for chopper scandal

February 14, 2013 13:13

BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Thursday said blaming former Air Chief S.P. Tyagi for the AgustaWestland copter scam is not correct, and demanded a probe in the matter.

"I am sad that the accused in this is an Italian company. It seems that we have forgotten them. What we are focusing on is only what did the chief do," Singh told media here.

"The Air Chief Marshal is a distinguished retired officer. We should not casually denigrate these higher officers of the armed forces," he added.

Emphasizing that the extent of scam in Italy is bigger than in India, Singh said a thorough probe must be conducted into the entire matter so that all hidden facts are cleared and the truth comes out.

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