Jaitley says reports on his family using Navy chopper entirely false
IndiaToday.in New Delhi, December 25, 2014 | UPDATED 14:07 IST
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday denied allegations of a Goa activist that his family members allegedly misused a naval helicopter, calling the claim "entirely false."
A version of the news report that first appeared in The Hindu was published on this site too. According to the report, Ribandar-based lawyer and social activist Aires Rodrigues, in a faxed complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged him "to order an inquiry into an alleged misuse in Goa of a naval helicopter by the family of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley."
However, Jaitley, in a Facebook post, said the news item was false. The news report has since been removed after the finance minister said the Goa-based activist had attempted to malign him.
"The news item mentioned that one Mr. Aires Rodrigues has claimed that my wife and daughter were flown by a naval helicopter from Dabolim Airport to resort at Cancona in South Goa. He has further alleged that the naval helicopter was made available at the instance of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar... The news item is entirely false on three counts: Firstly, it was my wife and son (not my daughter) who were in Goa on 23rd December. Secondly, they did not use any governmental facility, least of all a naval helicopter. Thirdly, Manohar Parrikar, the Defence Minister, had not sanctioned the use of any Defence helicopter for them. In fact, since it was a purely a private visit, Manohar Parrikar was not even aware of the fact that they were in Goa," Jaitley wrote.
Jaitley added that "no activist had a right to invent falsehood and then publicise it over the social media."
Rodrigues had on Twitter and Facebook given details of his allegation but failed to furnish any document. IndiaToday.in has since retracted the report.
A version of the news report that first appeared in The Hindu was published on this site too. According to the report, Ribandar-based lawyer and social activist Aires Rodrigues, in a faxed complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urged him "to order an inquiry into an alleged misuse in Goa of a naval helicopter by the family of Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley."
However, Jaitley, in a Facebook post, said the news item was false. The news report has since been removed after the finance minister said the Goa-based activist had attempted to malign him.
"The news item mentioned that one Mr. Aires Rodrigues has claimed that my wife and daughter were flown by a naval helicopter from Dabolim Airport to resort at Cancona in South Goa. He has further alleged that the naval helicopter was made available at the instance of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar... The news item is entirely false on three counts: Firstly, it was my wife and son (not my daughter) who were in Goa on 23rd December. Secondly, they did not use any governmental facility, least of all a naval helicopter. Thirdly, Manohar Parrikar, the Defence Minister, had not sanctioned the use of any Defence helicopter for them. In fact, since it was a purely a private visit, Manohar Parrikar was not even aware of the fact that they were in Goa," Jaitley wrote.
Jaitley added that "no activist had a right to invent falsehood and then publicise it over the social media."
Rodrigues had on Twitter and Facebook given details of his allegation but failed to furnish any document. IndiaToday.in has since retracted the report.
Published: December 27, 2014 13:37 IST | Updated: December 27, 2014 13:44 IST
Jaitley denies family used Naval copter
PTI
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has denied that his family used a Navy helicopter to attend a wedding in Goa this past week.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, Mr. Jaitley refuted the allegations made by a Goa-based social activist and lawyer Aires Rodrigues, claiming that Mr. Jaitely's wife and daughter were flown in a naval helicopter on December 23.
Describing the allegations as entirely false, Mr. Jaitely said as claimed by Mr. Rodrigues it was not his wife and daughter who were in Goa. “Firstly, it was my wife and son (not my daughter) who were in Goa on 23rd December. Secondly, they did not use any governmental facility, least of all a naval helicopter. Thirdly, Manohar Parrikar, the Defence Minister, had not sanctioned the use of any Defence helicopter for them. In fact, since it was a purely a private visit, Manohar Parrikar was not even aware of the fact that they were in Goa,” Mr. Jaitely said in his statement.
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