Former Civil Aviation Secretaries

Ashok Chawla & Nasim Zaidi

all set to join Board of Directors of Jet Airways
Before issuing NOC, will DoPT examine the role of these
bureaucrats for obvious Conflict of Interest ?
How come MoCA and CBI are turning blind eye to all the
scams of Jet Airways ?

Ashok Chawla

Nasim Zaidi

New Delhi, It is shocking and disturbing that despite ample documentary evidences filed by Kalchakra with the CBI, involving Jet Airways’ several scams, no serious investigation has started yet. Here is an obvious case of ‘conflict of interest’ as these two former bureaucrats, who had worked in the Ministry of Civil Aviation as Secretary, are likely to join Jet Airways’ Board of Directors soon.

The fact is that several scams of Jet Airways took place during their tenure in the MoCA. It is clear that they may have used official positions to unduly favour Jet Airways, which is paying back the possible favours. One may ask, was it not a disservice to the nation?

To our knowledge, Hon’ble PM Narendra Modi has seen the previous issue of Kalchakra and must be aware of major scams of Jet Airways. To ensure transparency in governance and to discourage such unscrupulous tendencies of retired bureaucrats, the PMO should turn down their request for an NOC to join Jet Airways till thorough investigation of their conduct and role in dealing with this controversial airline has been done by the CBI and other enforcement agencies.