The main opposition further alleged that Antony had

given an incorrect statement in Parliament about the VVIP chopper deal and he should clarify this in the House. In reply to a question from BJP MP Prakash Javadekar, Antony had said in Parliament that upon his ministry's request, the External Affairs Ministry has taken up the matter with the Italian and UK governments to get further details. Prasad maintained that it was not difficult for the Indian government to get information from the Italian authorities about the deal and take appropriate action. BJP charged that it is only after the arrest of Finmeccanica Chief Giuseppe Orsi that the Indian government took note of the anomalies in the chopper deal. "UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should clarify why there is corruption in every department of this government. There has been a loot in every department- be it telecom, coal or defence," Prasad said. He alleged that Congress is encouraging crony capitalism. He maintained that during the UPA government's rule there have been other discrepancies in defence deals and gave the example of the Tatra truck deal. Asked about former Air Chief's S P Tyagi's contention that controversial changes in the deal were made during NDA regime, he said, "Tyagi's comments should be taken with a pinch of salt. His role should be probed. His relatives are reported to be involved." He insisted that no commission was paid and no choppers bought during NDA rule. "NDA government did not order the supply of the choppers," he said. BJP was also not impressed with the CBI inquiry ordered by the government, saying "everybody has seen how seriously the investigative agency has been allowed to work". The main opposition said the series of scams in the UPA government were sending across a message to the world that one can get any deal in India by paying bribes.