Former ministers HR Bhardwaj, Oscar Fernandes and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel were part of the GOM. Praful Patel, who was the then Civil Aviation Minister had initiated the move. He has also alleged that Air India had sold planes to a foreign airline at a 'dud' price. It was concluded in the CAG report that large acquisition was driven by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Allegations of undue benefits given by the then Civil Aviation Ministry to private airlines are also being probed by the CBI.

Source: India Today June 02, 2017 18:33 UTC