‘Rafale could be BJP’s Bofors moment’

Hyderabad | Sunday | 23rd September, 2018

Summary:

more-in“The Rafale could easily be the Bofors moment of BJP,” said well-known journalist Karan Thapar, fielding questions at the Hyderabad Press Club on Saturday. Linking the Bofors deal which brought down the Congress government with Rafale, Mr Thapar said: “The Bofors scandal was unearthed by the Swedish Radio. Mayawati can take up the issue, Mamata (Banerjee) can corner it, Akhilesh (Yadav) can put the the government in a spot. All they need is a moment and a message,” he said. The anchor and author, who was in the city for the launch of his new book, spoke about a range of issues..