After 38 years, how much heat can the government achieve in the investigation of Bofors cannon deals? – Bofors Gun Deal to Be Investigated Again after 38 years

The ears are going to be numb again in the political corridors of India with the echo of Bofors cannon deals. This is the same Bofors cannon whose allegations of eating brokerage, Rajiv Gandhi had to lose his government in 1989. Its ghost has once again woken up, saying that it has been awakened. The CBI has requested a legal request from the US to give important information related to the Bofors bribe case of Rs 64 crore in the 1980s from private investigation.

The CBI has sent a letter rogatory – LR, which is an official request. In this, the court of one country seeks the court of another country asks for assistance for criminal investigation or trial. It is being told that the process of sending this LR started on 14 October 2024, and it was sent in February 2025 after getting approval from the court. The CBI has informed the special court about the recent development to further investigate the matter. The question arises as to why the sudden case of Bofors cannons is going to rise once again.

Is the response to the allegations being made on the relations of Adani-government

In fact, Rahul Gandhi is constantly making unrestrained allegations about the relationship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the world’s largest rich, Gautam Adani. There will be no platform in the country and abroad where Rahul Gandhi does not name Adani. Many times Rahul Gandhi’s allegations also become very derogatory. It may be that to avoid this derogatory situation, the government has decided to revive the issue of Bofors.

The CBI registered the first FIR in this case on 22 January 1990. The FIR was accused of criminal conspiracy, fraud and forgery on Bofors Company’s then president of Bofors Company, Martin Ardbo, alleged middleman Vin Chadha and Hinduja brothers. The name of the Hinduja brothers was taken in the same way in the eighties in the same way that Adani and Ambani are taken. It is obvious that on the pretext of the Hinduja brothers, the BJP government will try to tell this to those whose houses are of glass, they do not throw stones at the house of others.

Trying to surround Gandhi family with Italian connection

BJP is considered to be an expert in converting any old scam into a new political crisis. The CBI will seek the help of Hershman from America. It may be to create a new problem for the Congress. It will be interesting that how the BJP redeems this old matter in the upcoming elections, and what does the Congress respond to it. Because BJP has repeatedly raised the issue of Sonia Gandhi’s citizenship of Italy, and Otavio Quattrocchi was also an Italian citizen.

Strategy to prove Gandhi family selfish

The BJP government is going to try to tell the new generation through this inquiry how the Gandhi family has been sacrificing the dedicated people due to their own selfishness. How to sacrifice Vishwanath Pratap Singh to protect himself after the heat of Bofors deals came. In fact, in 1987, Michael Harshman was appointed by the then Finance Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh to investigate the violation of foreign exchange laws. This appointment was made without the knowledge of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

During the investigation, Harshman got financial transactions that were involved in bribe in defense deals. Rajiv Gandhi got a glimpse when it was now raided the bank of credit and commerce International (BCCI). After this, the department of Vishwanath Pratap Singh was changed to the Ministry of Defense from Finance, due to which the investigation of Hershman stopped there. According to Harshman, his investigation found an account called ‘Mont Black’ in Swiss bank, which had more than $ 1.5 million deposited. Obviously, once the matter is opened, all the illegal activities during Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure will come out again.

But the wooden hand does not climb again and again

There is a saying that the wooden handi does not climb again and again. Meaning that there is no benefit in raising the issue of meaningless. The Bofors issue is also similar. If the issue was in power, the Congress would not have returned in 1991. Not only this, the Congress party succeeded in forming the government in 2004 and 2009 without the Gandhi family. Bofors cannons did a great job for the Indian Army during the Kargil War. Hundreds of our soldiers have been used to save their lives. So now Bofors is not an issue. Even such things happened in the purchase of Rafael. Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of Rafael for a long time but could not leave any impact among the public. The public knows that middlemen take money in the purchase of weapons. And without middlemen, a flat cannot be purchased today. In the eyes of the public, the brokerage is no longer an issue. The government’s effort is going to prove to be useless. Neither Rajiv Gandhi nor Vishwanath Pratap Singh nor Quattrocchi. Now there is no meaning of this investigation. The government should look forward.