Defense Minister confesses of providing appointed judge privileges beyond permissible norms – framed up case on Tehelka defense deals?
Supriyo Chaudhury
May 4, 2005

India’s ruling party had to confess in the Parliament what we were suspecting for a long time. Union Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that Justice S N Phukan, who is probing the Tehelka expose on defence deals, was provided with a Indian Air Force aircraft and helicopters to visit defence establishments, even though he was not entitled to do so.

Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha in a suo motu statement that Mr. Justice Phukan travelled on an IAF aircraft and helicopters to Pune, Ahmadnagar and Mumbai as part of his inquiry into 14 major defence deals, including acquisition of Russian Main Battle Tank T90s, advanced jet trainers, Sukhoi-multi role combat aircraft and upgunning of 130mm guns .

He also confirmed that the use of these aircraft by the judge was approved by his predecessor George Fernandes, but added that members of Commissions of Inquiry are not entitled to use IAF aircraft. Phukan was accompanied by his wife and eight officials and they also visited the shrine in Shirdi on December 24 by road, Mukherjee said. Justice Phukan was the second judge appointed by the government to probe the defence deals, the first being Justice Venkataswamy, who was forced to resign before the completion of his assignement for having accepted another assignment before completing his inquiry. Phukan too has given his first report so far.

Now the question is to what extent the Government has gone for witch hunt against the opposition? Can this judge be ever trusted after this forced revelation by the Government?

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