NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Saturday accused former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of exerting undue influence over a 1977 Indian Airlines aircraft purchase, alleging that he intervened to secure a deal with Boeing for personal commission instead of opting for Airbus, despite opposition from key government bodies.
In a post on X, Dubey directly targeted Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, questioning his father’s alleged involvement.
“Rahul Gandhi ji, in the pursuit of commission in 1977, did your father get Air India to purchase three Boeing aircraft instead of Airbus? Did your father attend meetings illegally without any authority? Did the opposition from the Planning Commission and the Finance Ministry not apply to your family for the sake of the commission?” he wrote.
