DRDO Chief V K Saraswat

DRDO Chief V K Saraswat

31 March 2012. Army Chief, General V.K. Singh recently said that a lobbyist offered him a bribe of $2.9 million in order to have a tranche of 600 sub-standard vehicles to be approved for purchase. This was reported in our post – India: Army Chief says he was offered a bribe of $2.9 million.

Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) chief V K Saraswat contradicting General V.K. Singh today said that Tatra trucks were “outstanding” and there was nothing substandard about the vehicles used as base for launching all important missiles like Prithvi and Agni. They can move at good speeds and have cross country capability.