The Australian Wheat Board confirmed that documents pointing to a payment of $2.5 million (Rs 11.25 crore) into a Cayman Islands account as commissions for a 1998 wheat import contract to India were now part of an internal inquiry.
The Central Bureau of investigation (CBI) of India is also in the process of investigating. But CBI’s efforts are affected by the politicians and oligarchs of India.
According to media reports, undisclosed large commissions were paid into an unknown company's bank account through stargnge agents. It was found in Australia as part of the probe into illegal payments made by Australian Wheat Board as part of the oil-for-food program in Iraq. The corruption chain of Iraq caught the Indian politicians again.
Top officials of the CBI says that they were in a wait-and-watch mode and would either look for a Government request to re-open the case or wait for the Australian government to send them the latest information.
In the mean time the opposition parties like BJP and SP is embarassing the Congress led UPA Government for kick backs.
Article published on indiadaily.com.
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