Essar Group leaks: French cruise for BJP leader Nitin Gadkari

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Nitin Gadkari, his wife, two sons and daughter spent two nights on an Essar luxury yacht 'Sunrays' stationed in the waters of the French Riviera between July 7 and July 9, 2013.


A “whistleblower” has decided to go public with internal company communications of the Essar Group that, he says, show how it cultivated individuals in positions of power and influence, showered them with gifts and favours to push its business interests. The correspondence which includes purported emails and memos refers to meetings with government officials and alleged favours to ministers, bureaucrats and journalists, is the subject matter of a public interest litigation which will be filed in the Supreme Court by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation.

The Indian Expresssent a questionnaire about these records to Essar’s spokesperson. Responding to the email, a spokesperson for the company said in a statement: “It is apparent that some of the material is fabricated and some of the allegations are conclusions and inferences being drawn from email stolen from our computers. Stealing emails constitutes theft and as you would be aware that Delhi Police is taking strong steps against persons stealing information… We have already filed an appropriate complaint with the concerned authorities… We would take appropriate legal steps to ensure that the protection of law available against theft in all its forms is extended to our property, i.e. our servers and data on these servers.”

Company communications, which form part of the PIL, show that BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, his wife, two sons and daughter spent two nights on an Essar luxury yacht stationed in the waters of the French Riviera between July 7 and July 9, 2013. They were flown to the yacht Sunrays in a helicopter from Nice airport and returned the same way. Gadkari was not an Union Minister then and had stepped down as BJP president. But an Essar executive, in an email to the yacht captain, made it very clear: “are very important people… see they are comfortable.”

When The Indian Express asked Gadkari about the trip, he said: “I was going to Norway with my family and all air tickets and hotel bills for the holiday were paid by me. I did take a ride on the yacht of the Ruia family and that is because I have known the Ruias for over 25 years. When they learnt I was visiting Europe, they invited me. I see no conflict of interest here since at that time I was neither the BJP president nor a minister or MP. I will not do so now since I am a minister but at that time, where was the problem?”


Essar Group leaks: French cruise for BJP leader Nitin Gadkari, favours to UPA Minister, journalists | The Financial Express



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[kbd-raaf]

And? What is the problem with this?

 

[MokshaVimukthi]

Common citizens of India cannot take a french cruise ?

 

[Prometheus]

lies..............no boat in this world can survive a ride by Gadbarkari

 

[indo]

I really don't see a problem here...........

 

[Skull and Bones]

Seriously, what is the issue here?

 

[IIT_RKE]

Why can't a Sugar mill baron enjoy the ride of a cruiser .....when an IRS can afford a costly flat in NCR?

 

[NKVD]

Seriously, what is the issue here?

Nothing actually the boat was of Ruia family which are neibours of gadkari.

It was planned trip with his whole family including his wife 2 children's 3 days on cruise in 2013 when he was not even a minister


It was desperate move of a some media sections to show govt image pro corporate
Although gadkari accept it and says it's his public life relationship with neibours.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Nothing actually the boat was of Ruia family which are neibours of gadkari.

It was planned trip with his whole family including his wife 2 children's 3 days on cruise in 2013 when he was not even a minister


It was desperate move of a some media sections to show govt image pro corporate
Although gadkari accept it and says it's his public life relationship with neibours.

I have already read that in the article, that question was meant for the OP for posting nonsense.

 

[NKVD]

I have already read that in the article, that question was meant for the OP for posting nonsense.

No it was reported In times now and got lots coverage probably that attracts op

 

[Soumitra]

No it was reported In times now and got lots coverage probably that attracts op

When have AAPtards started liking Arnab ad times now? they said he was against AAP for questioning the Dharna politics

 

[Capt.Popeye]

Common citizens of India cannot take a french cruise ?

Since when did Jagirdar Gadkari become a "common citizen" of India?

 

[JanjaWeed]

Lol...feeble attempt by bazaru media to link #CorporateEspionage with Gadkari's joy cruise.

 

[thesolar65]

lies..............no boat in this world can survive a ride by Gadbarkari

He reduced his weight by then....I think!!

Seriously, what is the issue here?

Issue is he did put the life of other passenger and the ship at harms way due his weight and voracious eating habit!!

 

[TejasMk3]

The Essar issue is going to cause a huge storm guys, specifically for the press, high level media guys involved.

Newslaundry – No Free Rides

The Indian Express’ front-page scoop published today has got people talking given the Radia Tapes-like nexus it seeks to expose between the Essar Group, government officials, ministers, bureaucrats and the media. While the story names top politicians like the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nitin Gadkari, the Congress’ Sriprakash Jaiswal, Digvijay Singh and so on, it refrains from naming journalists, stating simply that Essar executives arranged “cabs for Delhi-based journalists, in one case for 10 days”.

Newslaundry has in its possession the leaked emails that now form part of a Public Interest Litigation. The journalist for whom a cab was arranged “for 10 days” it appears is Mail Today Editor Sandeep Bamzai. An internal communication between Essar executives shows how a cab was arranged for Bamzai from November 20 to November 24, 2012. Another mail requests for the cab to be extended till December 1, 2012. “Mr. Sandeep Bamzai would like to continue the car till 1st December 2012 fyi,” reads the email.

Bamzai confirmed to Newslaundry that he has resigned as editor of Mail Today following his name surfacing in the Essar emails. “Propriety demands that I quit and I have done so,” he said, adding that he took “an ordinary cab” since his driver’s father had died.

Another journalist for whom a cab was “arranged” is Hindustan Time’s Energy Editor Anupama Airy. “…Kindly arrange to send a Car on 8th Nov for Ms. Anupama Airy. She needs the car from 8th Nov till 11th Nov,” reads an email between Essar executives.

Airy was suspended with immediate effect, according to sources at Hindustan Times. “We came to know about it [Airy’s name in the email] today. She admitted to using the car and we suspended her to start a more detailed enquiry into the matter, following which she resigned,” said Nic Dawes, Chief Content Officer, Hindustan Times. Our calls and text messages to Airy remained unanswered.

Meetu Jain, currently working at Times Now, is also mentioned on the Essar executive’s emails. “She needs a car for local use,” says an email dated October 5, 2012. Jain has categorically denied using the car at all. ” I would like to out rightly deny any allegations that I took a favour, such as a taxi, from the Essar Group of companies while working at my previous organisation. Meanwhile, I would like to add that my Editor in Chief, Arnab Goswami, and the management of Times Now have sought an official explanation from me as of this evening which I shall be giving.
Pending that, I am off my official duties with the organisation,” she said.



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