Insisting that the inquiry should probe the Defence Minister and the Defence Ministry to see whether they had abdicated their responsibility, he said the leak has put a question mark on India’s maritime security. Express File Photo by Ganesh ShirsekarTerming as “scandalous” the Scorpene submarine project leak, Congress on Wednesday demanded a complete security audit of the Defence Ministry by a sitting Supreme Court judge even as it accused Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar of launching an “operation cover-up”. “Despite the ‘Himalayan blunder’ that has deeply hurt India’s defence preparedness, the Modi government/Defence Minister are indulging in ‘operation cover-up’ instead of fixing responsibility,” he alleged. Surjewala claimed that all concerned, including the Defence Minister and Indian Navy, are speaking in contradictory voices. Surjewala contended that this is an “alarming” situation that requires a complete ‘security audit’ of Mazagaon Dock Ship Builders Limited as also of the Defence Ministry.

Source: Indian Express August 24, 2016 16:41 UTC