Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday denied the media reports that Scania delivered a luxury bus to a company that had close ties with his sons.
“Media reports that in November 2016, Scania delivered a luxury bus to a company that had close ties with Nitin Gadkari’s sons are malicious, fabricated and baseless. The minister and his family members have nothing to do with the purchase or sale of the bus,” said a statement from the minister office.
The reports alleged that the Swedish bus maker had paid bribes to win bus contracts in India between 2013 and 2016, as reported by Reuters. Gadkari played a pivotal role in introducing Scania’s Ethanol-run bus in Nagpur as a part of his drive to bring in green public transport in India.