NEW DELHE: The Janata Dal said it expected the government to make all efforts to find the truth in the Bofors Gun Deal without personalizing the issue.
Party spokesman S. Jaipal Reddy told the press here that the Janata Dal, the dominant partner in ruling national front, stood by its old position of reviewing the deal but the new government should be given time to study the issue in depth.
“The law will take its own course,” he said, but evaded a direct reply to a question on whether the culprits in the deal would be named in 30 days as he had suggested.
Reddy said he had not given any deadline or commitment but had “merely spoken of a theoretical possibility.”
On the question of snapping ties with Sweden if the Scandinavian country did not provide information about the deal, Reddy said, “we should leave this to the government.”
Reddy had a press briefing during the November election campaign argued that if Sweden did not give” the whole truth about the deal” the Indian government should severe diplomatic relations.
Prime Minister V.P. Singhinan interview to BBC television’s “Network East,” programme ruled out any special inquiry into the Bofors. gun deal saying the existing law was competent to take its course in. the matter.
Singh said his government would not be vindictive in pursuing the charges of corruption against the previous government and former Prime Minister Rajiy Gandhi. “We have no right to be revengeful”. But at the same time we have not right to comprise the law,” he said.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 22, 1989
