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Congress rakes up Scania bus issue to target BJP By IANS | Published on Fri, Mar 12 2021 20:12 IST | 7 Views
Patna: Congress National Spokesperson Pawan Khera addresses a press conference ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, in Patna on Oct 23, 2020. . Image Source: IANS News New Delhi, March 12 : The Congress has attacked the BJP in the Scania bus deal and alleged corruption in the process. Addressing a press conference on Friday Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said, In the year 2014, SVLL announced a partnership with international luxury bus manufacturer Scania to launch services comprising of in-house restrooms and pantries, and ultra-luxurious facilities like Personal LCD screen with USB compatibility and Sennheiser headphones along with Mobile/Laptop charging points and Wi-Fi connection. ....
Logistics firm provided luxury buses for party campaign, defaulted on bank loans The Congress on Friday alleged that a Gujarat-based firm that provided luxury buses to the BJP and its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, not only had a partnership with Swedish automaker, Scania, but also defaulted on loans from a public sector bank. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera levelled the allegations at a press conference and asked Mr. Modi to come clean on his “close links” with Siddhi Vinayak Logistics Limited (SVLL), the company that provided customised video luxury buses and trucks with 3D projection technology for the BJP’s 2014 Lok Sabha campaign. ....
Scania scam linked to firm based in Ahmedabad: Cong March 12, 2021 Accuses BJP of protecting Swedish company’s service partner and ‘loan defaulter’ Siddhi Vinayak Logistics The Congress on Friday alleged that the scandal involving Swedish bus maker Scania, which had to shut down its operations in India following reports that it paid bribes to win contracts between 2013 and 2016, is linked to an Ahmedabad-based bus manufacturer which supplied customised luxury buses for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s campaign during the 2014 general elections. At a press conference in the AICC headquarters, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that Siddhi Vinayak Logistics Ltd (SVLL), one of the service partners of Scania in India, is being protected by the ruling BJP despite having been the largest defaulter of Bank of Maharashtra. ....