Air India chief should be sacked outright: BJP

New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Amid reports that the Indian
Government was planning to remove Air India chief Arvind
Jadhav, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday alleged he was
responsible for "financial mismanagement" and demanded he
should be sacked "outright" and disciplinary proceedings
initiated against him.
Party spokesman Rajiv Pratap Rudy alleged that the Prime
Minister's Office (PMO) was "straight away responsible" for
the "manipulated appointment" of Jadhav even after he was not
found fit by it previous year "on the basis of lack of domain
experience."
"The BJP would like to say here very categorically that
removal is not a solution. The gentleman concerned who is
responsible for a financial mismanagement of Rs 70000 crores
should be sacked outright. He should be suspended and
disciplinary proceedings should be instituted against him.
That is important," Rudy told reporters.
He was reacting to reports that Government was looking
for a suitable replacement of Jadhav.
After the Parliamentary Party meeting of the party here,
he also questioned Prime Minister on Jadhav's appointment as
Air India chief a year after he was not found fit.
"How come the same man the following year become competent
and got domain experience?" Rudy asked.
"And this is what we call the manipulated appointment for
which straight away the PMO is responsible," he alleged.