After the Ambassador car maintained by the Army was towed away by the traffic crane, his staff scurried around in vain for a replacement before he had to hitch a ride on his colleague Jairam Ramesh's beaconless car to office.
The vehicle broke down after it dropped Antony at Parliament House in time for his statement in the Lok Sabha on the Sindhurakshak submarine tragedy.
Later, after adjournment of the House, the Defence Minister wanted to proceed to his office in South Block and his staff frantically searched for a vehicle to ferry him.
Ramesh travels without security in a Maruti SX4 car without beacon.
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