Mumbai: Troubles have begun for the joint venture (JV) airline between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines just as it reached the last round of regulatory clearances.
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written to the officials at India's election commission and the aviation ministry stating that the no-objection certificate given to the airline violates the currently enforced electoral code of conduct .
The code is a set of rules that political parties and by extension, the government, as it is run by the ruling party or alliance, are barred from taking certain decisions or actions.
Swamy, who has filed a case against the government's nod to Tata's other planned airline venture with Malaysian carrier AirAsia, had not officially opposed Tata-SIA's airline proposal before this.
"I draw your attention to the announcement of "No Objection Certificate" made by the civil aviation ministry.
This, in my opinion, attracts model code of conduct and therefore, please issue notice to the ministry.
I am willing to lead evidence to show that the violation of model code has taken place if you decide to hear for the same," Swamy wrote to the election commission in the short letter, which ET read.
17/03/14 Anirban Chowdhury/Times of India
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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has written to the officials at India's election commission and the aviation ministry stating that the no-objection certificate given to the airline violates the currently enforced electoral code of conduct .
The code is a set of rules that political parties and by extension, the government, as it is run by the ruling party or alliance, are barred from taking certain decisions or actions.
Swamy, who has filed a case against the government's nod to Tata's other planned airline venture with Malaysian carrier AirAsia, had not officially opposed Tata-SIA's airline proposal before this.
"I draw your attention to the announcement of "No Objection Certificate" made by the civil aviation ministry.
This, in my opinion, attracts model code of conduct and therefore, please issue notice to the ministry.
I am willing to lead evidence to show that the violation of model code has taken place if you decide to hear for the same," Swamy wrote to the election commission in the short letter, which ET read.
17/03/14 Anirban Chowdhury/Times of India
