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No reprieve to blacklisted defence firms till CBI probe report
New Delhi: Taking a strong stand against corruption, the Defence Ministry has decided that the fate of deals with seven blacklisted firms in the case involving former Ordnance Factor Board chief Sudipto Gosh would be decided only after the CBI probe "clears them of all charges."
The government had blacklisted seven firms, including Israeli Military Industries and Singapore Technologies in May this year, putting on hold all tenders and contracts after they were named in the FIR filed by CBI in the corruption case against Gosh in Kolkata. In effect, the Defence Ministry has ruled out leniency to any tainted firm even if the acquisition plans of the armed forces, be it ultra light howtizers or ammunition for Bofors artillery guns, would be badly affected, through its latest order.
Defence Ministry officials today said that after they wrote to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Law and Justice Ministry this July, its decision to blacklist the firms were further refined to take care of all stages of acquisitions that these companies were involved in, thus modifying its earlier orders issued in May and September this year. The other blacklisted companies are BVT of Poland, Singapore-based Media Architects, Bangalore-based HYT Engineering, Delhi-based T S Kishan and Company, and Ludhiana-based R K Machine Tools.
Bureau Report
No reprieve to blacklisted defence firms till CBI probe report
New Delhi: Taking a strong stand against corruption, the Defence Ministry has decided that the fate of deals with seven blacklisted firms in the case involving former Ordnance Factor Board chief Sudipto Gosh would be decided only after the CBI probe "clears them of all charges."
The government had blacklisted seven firms, including Israeli Military Industries and Singapore Technologies in May this year, putting on hold all tenders and contracts after they were named in the FIR filed by CBI in the corruption case against Gosh in Kolkata. In effect, the Defence Ministry has ruled out leniency to any tainted firm even if the acquisition plans of the armed forces, be it ultra light howtizers or ammunition for Bofors artillery guns, would be badly affected, through its latest order.
Defence Ministry officials today said that after they wrote to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and the Law and Justice Ministry this July, its decision to blacklist the firms were further refined to take care of all stages of acquisitions that these companies were involved in, thus modifying its earlier orders issued in May and September this year. The other blacklisted companies are BVT of Poland, Singapore-based Media Architects, Bangalore-based HYT Engineering, Delhi-based T S Kishan and Company, and Ludhiana-based R K Machine Tools.
Bureau Report
No reprieve to blacklisted defence firms till CBI probe report