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