Mr.Narendra Modi has crossed all the limits of dignity of office and political decency, morality and ethics by leveling the charges of corruption and misuse of Naval Warship on late Rajiv Gandhi, who is no more in the world to protect himself against such wild charges.
Anyhow the main charge against Mr.Rajeev Gandhi was that there were heavy cut and commission in deal of Bofors guns from the Nobel Industries of the Sweden.
At that it was clarified by the Government of the day that India has sought and secured certain modifications in the original design of the Bofors Guns and escalation of price on that requirements. But the Opposition parties raised such a hue and cry as if it was a case of massive corruption.
In the Lok Sabha election of 1989 the Opposition parties made it a main plank in the election campaigns. The parties promised that if elected it would reveal corruption in Bofors deal with a fortnight. In the election Congress emerged as single largest party but no majority of its own.
Mr.Gandhi declined to form the Government and Mr.VP Singh of Jan Morcha formed the Government with BJP support. His Government pursued the Bofors case but when it came to know that there was no corruption at all and Mr.VP Singh kept mum.
After him 8 non-Congress government. VP Singh (1969) Mr.Atal Bihari Vajpayee- three times (in1996, 1998, 1999), HD Deve Gowda (1996), Mr.IK Gujral (1997) and Mr.Narendra Modi in 2014 came to power but non could prove any corruption in the Bofors deal. During Mr.Vajpayee time Kargil war with Pakistan erupted.
The Bofors Gun were used on it. In war action it was proved that Bofors gun were superb and hit the target with precision. The Kargil victory of India was attributed to the excellent performance of Bofors.
Politically no corruption could be proved against Bofors but in action it was proved that Rajiv Gandhi’s Bofors deal was best in the interest of nation and armed forces.
Now on the same deal Mr.Modi assailing Mr.Rajiv Gandhi as corrupt number one. It is totally inhuman to speak ill of a dead man on false charges.
Mr.Modi also framed new charges against Mr.Rajiv Gandhi misused Indian Navy warship Virat for family holiday and merry making. The Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Ram Dass immediately clarified that he was with the Prime Minister Mr.Rajiv Gandhi on the warship and entire sojourn on it was official work and no private personal activities were there in the ship. Admiral Ram Dass is leading a retired life and under no personal obligation or pressure to come out in defence of Mr.Rajiv Gandhi.
In Indian politics it happened only once when Mr.HD Deve Gowda become Prime Minister and his official visit to Italy-Rome in this official Air India Boeing plane he loaded his entire family and family of in-laws numbering about 25-30 in the plane.
The air trip was free and his family and relatives enjoyed foreign visit on public money. Once six members of Parliament of BJP were caught accepting bribe from people for raising question in the Parliament and they were expelled from the Parliament. Even the BJP President Mr.Bengaru Laxman was caught on accepting bribe.
Mr.Rajiv Gandhi was awarded ‘Bharat Ratna’ posthumously and now Mr.Narendra Modi calling him corrupt posthumously.