Journalist: Mr Ambassador, replying to a question in the Parliament, Rajiv Gandhi stated that the government’s policy of dealing with the economic offenders had remained unchanged.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: He also reaffirmed the government’s commitment to “root out” corruption.
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: Don’t you think to root out corruption; he will have to root himself out of the government as he is the root cause of all the kickbacks received in negotiating the purchase of weapons from Sweden?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose.
Journalist: Mr. Ambassador, Rajiv Gandhi appears extremely anxious to participate in the process of “solving” the Afghanistan tangle.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: He is likely to impress upon the U.S. Defense Secretary, Mr. Frank Carlucci during the latter’s visit to Delhi, India’s “concern for peace in the region and hence the need for its involvement in the peace moves.
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: Don’t you think India just wants to replace the Soviety army in Afghanistan under the pretext of posting the so called Indian Peace Keeping Force there in order to ensure the continuance of Najib’s communist regime and to sandwich Pakistan into submission?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose.
Journalist :Mr. Ambassador, it has been established beyond doubt now that Punjab Police Chief, Mr. Ribeiro, has recruited confirmed criminals to kill the Sikh youths and to wipe out Sikh families.
Ambassador: That’s right.
Journalist: Talking to the news reporters two such criminals, Santokh Singh Kala and Surinder Pal Singh, confirmed that the police supplies them with money, ammunition, and information and admitted that they had killed more than forty Sikhs each.
Ambassador: Very correct.
Journalist: Don’t you think Mr. Ribeiro needs to be tried for his crimes in the same way as Nazi murderers of the Jews were tried after the war?
Ambassador: Not in national interest to disclose.
Article extracted from this publication >> April 8, 1988
