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In politics, a political scandal is an action or event regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Politicians , government officials, party officials and lobbyists can be accused of various illegal, corrupt , unethical or sexual practices. [ 1 ]
The Bofors scandal was a major issue that was highlighted in subsequent elections, which led to the Congress losing power. Though it was widely believed that V. P. Singh resigned from Rajiv Gandhi's cabinet due to the Bofors scandal, Singh clarified that he had resigned due to differences in the cabinet in commissions taken by Indian agents in the HDW submarine deal (Shishumar class).
The 2G spectrum case was a political controversy in which politicians and private officials of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition government India were allegedly involved in [1] selling or allotting 122 2G spectrum licenses on conditions that provided an advantage to specific telecom operators.
The coal allocation scam, dubbed in the media as Coalgate, is a major political scandal concerning the Indian government's allocation of the nation's coal deposits to public sector enterprise (PSEs) and private companies.
Shiksha Mandal - a 2022 Hindi-language web series released on MX Player is based on the Vyapam scam. [ 101 ] The Whistleblower is a 2021 Hindi-language web series released on SonyLIV which have been inspired by the Vyapam scam, which involved staggering levels of fraud in the entrance examinations process and recruitment for government postings.
The following is a list of proven scandals in India since independence, including political, financial and corporate scandals. The year, or decade, is when the scandal was first reported. The year, or decade, is when the scandal was first reported.
The Hawala scandal, also called the Jain Diaries case or the hawala scam, was an Indian political and financial scandal involving payments allegedly sent by politicians (black money) through four hawala brokers, namely the Jain brothers. [1] It was a US$18 million bribery scandal that implicated some of the country's leading politicians.
Political scandals in the United Kingdom (13 C, 67 P) Political scandals in the United States (18 C, 63 P) V. Political scandals in Venezuela (8 P)