Eight years ago, then army chief General VK Singh had claimed he was offered a bribe to clear the purchase of sub-standard Tatra trucks. Also read: MoD revises height restrictions norms in big relief to PMCVectra supplied the Czech-made all-terrain Tatra trucks to the army through Bharat Earth Movers Limited. A circular posted on the defence ministry’s website said the decision to suspend business with Vectra was in line with the government’s penalties for wrongdoing in business dealings. In 2012, Singh had alleged that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore to clear the purchase of substandard Tatra trucks. In 2016, defence ministry cleared its new blacklisting policy for “suspending or banning” arms contractors for wrongdoings.

Source: Hindustan Times August 25, 2020 06:08 UTC