Sanjay Bhandari

In a massive breakthrough, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested NRI businessman CC Thampi

2019 has come and gone and the OpIndia team worked throughout the year to bring its readers Exclusive stories that no mainstream media channel would report.

Last month, CBI had registered an FIR against notorious arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, unknown officials in the Indian Air Force and Swiss aircraft maker Pilatus over alleged irregularities and corruption to the tunes of 339 crores.

The Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating the money trail of the Pilatus deal kickbacks, has already stated in open court that Sanjay Bhandari was acting on behalf of Robert Vadra for the purchase of properties in London.

The probe which began in July 2017 after the government had ordered a probe into the Pilatus deal. The CBI had begun an investigation into the Rs. 2900 crore Pilatus deal which allegedly involved an absconding arm dealer, Sanjay Bhandari, close to both Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra. 

Rahul Gandhi has so far refrained from discussing about his links with shady arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari

Citing the OpIndia report, Prasad said, "I have seen the Congress party's reply, it was not expected from it'

Tanveer Ahmed, the JDS spokesperson was on the primetime debate with Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami last night discussing the OpIndia expose on Rahul Gandhi's dubious land deal and his alleged involvement in scuttling Rafale deal.

The report further adds that the ED has established a money-trail of kickbacks which were received from the Pilatus and Samsung deal signed during UPA era.

Jaitley highlights the issue of politicians and their 'extended family' living well without working. He states that instead of directly indulging in corruption through bribery, wheeler-dealers or fly-by-night operators are being used by corrupt politicians to get 'sweetheart deals'.