Bofors scandal

The Bofors Scandal was a major political scandal in India during the 1980s and 1990s pertaining to payment of bribery and kickback to top Indian and Swedish politicians by the Swedish arms manufacturer Bofors. The scandal ultimately resulted in electoral defeat of the ruling Indian National Congress party, and victory for opposition leader V. P. Singh at the 1989 Indian national elections.

• Bofors scandal is an example of a genuine case sabotaged by a Government run by a political party which has a lot to hide.
  • R. K. Raghavan, Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (which probed the scandal) in his book "A Road Well Travelled"

• The Government led by Rajiv Gandhi had no opinion but to conduct an investigation, even if it meant an unobtrusive "operation whitewash".
  • R. K. Raghavan, Director of Central Bureau of Investigation in "A Road Well Travelled"

• Openly, on the floor of Parliament, (I said) he (Rajiv Gandhi) didn’t get the Bofors money, (Ottavio) Quattrocchi (Sonia’s close friend) got it, and these were proved quite later, too late.
  • Subramanian Swamy: This Nehru-Gandhi Family Is Totally Anti-National. Surajit Dasgupta- Dec 13, 2015, [1]

• Rajiv Gandhi
• Ottavio Quattrocchi
• Indian National Congress