The argument which goes for "communal riots", fits here too;
"there wasn't any 24x7 media".
And just to add, no facebook, youtube or twitter.

Congresees like it or not, but
"Rajiv Gandhi = Bofors Scam".
That seems to be the only solace now. Doesn't matter how much not-so-funny people like Manishankar Aiyar shout from the top of their lungs.

1. "There was a massive cover up by the government" overseen by RG.

2. "There is no direct evidence that RG got any kickbacks"

When cover up is done using the might of government machinery and Congress cunning, how can any 'direct' evidence be forthcoming ? In any case, if congress quotes Lindstrom for a 'clean chit' to RG, it must also accept that RG covered it up. It now has to explain who and why. Or is it that RG is innocent but somebody from the family with Italian connection is involved ?

EVIDENCE  OF RAJIV GANDHI TAKING BOFORS BRIBE:

"Many Indian institutions were tarred, innocent people were punished while the guilty got away," says Lindstrom. "The evidence against Ottavio Quattrocchi was conclusive. Through a front company called AE Services, bribes paid by Bofors landed in Quattrocchi's account which he subsequently cleaned out because India said there was no evidence linking him to the Bofors deal. Nobody in Sweden or Switzerland was allowed to interrogate him."

In the interview, appearing in a website The Hoot, Lindstrom says, "Ardbo (Bofors managing director) had also mentioned a meeting between an AE Services official and a Gandhi trustee lawyer in Geneva. This was a political payment. These payments are made when the deal has to be inked and all the numbers are on the table."

Interestingly Outlook has filtered out his comments about Rajiv Gandhi.

 How can anyone be guilty when there is no scam? Our most honest PM lamented about harassing Q for so long. Without Q, there is no scam to begin with. 

Burying the Bofors case is a great feather in the cap of Manmohan Singh and co. And if this bunch is allowed to continue, 2G case will be royally buried next to Bofors. And who knows? Manmohan Singh might lament about the harassment Raja faced.

"There was zero loss in Bofors deal

Kapil Sibbal"

Actually it is true. Compared to the amount in the recent Congress scams, Bofors looks like a peanut scam. It is almost 0.

There was zero loss in Bofors deal

Kapil Sibbal

 What Bofors case? The Honest Manmohan Integrity Singh's govt allowed Q to run away with his money. And with Q given a clean chit, what is left in the case?

 It was not only Amitabh Bachchan but also his younger brother and his family (sasural wale) who were maligned. Rajiv Gandhi was maligned for political gains, as I have stated so in my book in Hindi published on my website : Vaaniyog.com

The media and the political class has successfully kept from public eye the real corrupt elements, sucking the blood of the nation, by making scapegoats of innocent public figures like Rajiv Gandhi & Amitabh Bachchan. Unless they are caught and brought to book, corruption can never be removed from our public life. The PM had exhorted the civil servants to take "bold decisions" without fear of witch hunting only on the 21st of this month. I put it to him: take bold decision to order inquiry against the law minister who ordered defreezing of Quatrocchi's accounts and arrest all those officers and ministers who prepared the ground for such action on the file. They are all guilty of official misconduct of grave magnitude deserving of the same treatment as given to A. Raja and Behura. Pl show some of your boldness.

 as long as congress is ruling, no crimes they done will ever show up let alone be proved.

we need strong nationalist government to get all those crooks punished before congress wipes out the proofs.

 What Bofors case? The Honest Manmohan Integrity Singh's govt allowed Q to run away with his money. And with Q given a clean chit, what is left in the case?

 as long as congress is ruling, no crimes they done will ever show up let alone be proved.

we need strong nationalist government to get all those crooks punished before congress wipes out the proofs.

The argument which goes for "communal riots", fits here too;
"there wasn't any 24x7 media".
And just to add, no facebook, youtube or twitter.

Congresees like it or not, but
"Rajiv Gandhi = Bofors Scam".
That seems to be the only solace now. Doesn't matter how much not-so-funny people like Manishankar Aiyar shout from the top of their lungs.

There was zero loss in Bofors deal

Kapil Sibbal

Interestingly Outlook has filtered out his comments about Rajiv Gandhi.

 How can anyone be guilty when there is no scam? Our most honest PM lamented about harassing Q for so long. Without Q, there is no scam to begin with. 

Burying the Bofors case is a great feather in the cap of Manmohan Singh and co. And if this bunch is allowed to continue, 2G case will be royally buried next to Bofors. And who knows? Manmohan Singh might lament about the harassment Raja faced.

"There was zero loss in Bofors deal

Kapil Sibbal"

Actually it is true. Compared to the amount in the recent Congress scams, Bofors looks like a peanut scam. It is almost 0.

1. "There was a massive cover up by the government" overseen by RG.

2. "There is no direct evidence that RG got any kickbacks"

When cover up is done using the might of government machinery and Congress cunning, how can any 'direct' evidence be forthcoming ? In any case, if congress quotes Lindstrom for a 'clean chit' to RG, it must also accept that RG covered it up. It now has to explain who and why. Or is it that RG is innocent but somebody from the family with Italian connection is involved ?

EVIDENCE  OF RAJIV GANDHI TAKING BOFORS BRIBE:

"Many Indian institutions were tarred, innocent people were punished while the guilty got away," says Lindstrom. "The evidence against Ottavio Quattrocchi was conclusive. Through a front company called AE Services, bribes paid by Bofors landed in Quattrocchi's account which he subsequently cleaned out because India said there was no evidence linking him to the Bofors deal. Nobody in Sweden or Switzerland was allowed to interrogate him."

In the interview, appearing in a website The Hoot, Lindstrom says, "Ardbo (Bofors managing director) had also mentioned a meeting between an AE Services official and a Gandhi trustee lawyer in Geneva. This was a political payment. These payments are made when the deal has to be inked and all the numbers are on the table."

 It was not only Amitabh Bachchan but also his younger brother and his family (sasural wale) who were maligned. Rajiv Gandhi was maligned for political gains, as I have stated so in my book in Hindi published on my website : Vaaniyog.com

The media and the political class has successfully kept from public eye the real corrupt elements, sucking the blood of the nation, by making scapegoats of innocent public figures like Rajiv Gandhi & Amitabh Bachchan. Unless they are caught and brought to book, corruption can never be removed from our public life. The PM had exhorted the civil servants to take "bold decisions" without fear of witch hunting only on the 21st of this month. I put it to him: take bold decision to order inquiry against the law minister who ordered defreezing of Quatrocchi's accounts and arrest all those officers and ministers who prepared the ground for such action on the file. They are all guilty of official misconduct of grave magnitude deserving of the same treatment as given to A. Raja and Behura. Pl show some of your boldness.

 It was not only Amitabh Bachchan but also his younger brother and his family (sasural wale) who were maligned. Rajiv Gandhi was maligned for political gains, as I have stated so in my book in Hindi published on my website : Vaaniyog.com

The media and the political class has successfully kept from public eye the real corrupt elements, sucking the blood of the nation, by making scapegoats of innocent public figures like Rajiv Gandhi & Amitabh Bachchan. Unless they are caught and brought to book, corruption can never be removed from our public life. The PM had exhorted the civil servants to take "bold decisions" without fear of witch hunting only on the 21st of this month. I put it to him: take bold decision to order inquiry against the law minister who ordered defreezing of Quatrocchi's accounts and arrest all those officers and ministers who prepared the ground for such action on the file. They are all guilty of official misconduct of grave magnitude deserving of the same treatment as given to A. Raja and Behura. Pl show some of your boldness.