Introduction This is a review cum travel experience on my personal favourite seater bus - a Scania Metrolink. What made the experience special was riding one after over five years.
13 April 2021
Nitin Gadkari had denied any connection to “any individual or firm” connected to the Scania luxury bus, but Scania’s internal investigation leaves no room for doubt about the involvement of the Gadkari family. Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times
Nitin Gadkari had denied any connection to “any individual or firm” connected to the Scania luxury bus, but Scania’s internal investigation leaves no room for doubt about the involvement of the Gadkari family. Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times
In early March, when a Swedish public-television broadcaster,
SVT, reported that an Indian subsidiary of one of Sweden’s largest vehicle manufacturers, Scania AB, had provided a luxury bus to Nitin Gadkari for his personal use, the minister’s denial was immediate and absolute. Gadkari, the union minister for road transport and highways, claimed to have no connection with the bus. But an internal audit by Scania AB, which we have accessed, reveals that the unio
No Link to Scania Bus Said Gadkari, But Sons Messages, Loan to Front Company Say Otherwise thewire.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewire.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Was Nitin Gadkari ‘gifted’ Scania luxury bus for daughter’s wedding?
An investigation by India’s Confluence Media, along with Swedish SVT and Germany’s ZDF, had revealed that the Swedish truck and bus maker Scania paid bribes to win bus contracts in seven Indian states between 2013 and 2016.
By Sruthi Vibhavari| Updated: 7th April 2021 2:58 pm IST Union Minister Nitin Gadkari [File photo]
Hyderabad: Weeks after union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari refuted reports of a Swedish commercial manufacturer gifting him a luxury bus for his daughter’s wedding in 2016, fresh reports now reveal that his denial was an outright lie.