Patel 'ruined' AI; must be probed in PMC scam also: Javadekar

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday accused NCP leader Praful Patel of "ruining" flag carrier Air India and sought a probe against him in the multi- crore scam at the Mumbai-based Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank (PMC Bank).

The senior BJP leader also alleged huge loans were approved on phone calls during the Manmohan Singh government, which weakened the financial condition of state-run banks.

The Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change was talking to reporters here.

Without naming Patel, Javadekar said, "Certain person who is facing ED probe...his role in PMC Bank bankruptcy case should also be probed."
"Thisperson was regularly using the aeroplane belonging to some of the accused in the PMC bankruptcy case. Similarly, who gave the SRA development work near the Mumbai airport to the accused and why?