Jaitley Slams Rahul for Silence on UK Firm Links Amid Defence Deal Controversy

Addressing a press conference, Arun Jaitley alleged that Rahul and his sister Priyanka were directors in the UK firm Backops Private Limited, which was associated with Congress chief’s former business partner Ulrik Mcknight. Jaitley further alleged that this company received defence contracts during the UPA regime. Jaitley said Ulrik Mcknight, at Backops Ltd in the UK, had got offset defence contracts from French defence supplier Naval Group against Scorpene submarines in 2011 during the UPA rule.