New Delhi [India], clapping at his opponents, who often take a dig at him over his decision to join the ruling BJP-led NDA in the state and also attack him with his pet 'washing machine'; Senior Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction) leader Praful Patel claimed that there was no case against him in connection with the Air India leasing 'scam'. In an interview with ANI, the senior NCP leader spoke in detail on the alleged scam that emerged during his tenure. stint as Civil Aviation Minister under the Congress-led UPA and the CBI recently filed a closure report in the case, saying the case was closed as the premier central investigating agency had found evidence against him during its investigation in the case. 'Nothing' was found.'' In the CBI manual, when a case is registered with the agency, the names of the accused have to be recorded, however, there was no case against me, I was the Civil Aviation Minister at that time (The alleged scam came to light) and CBI will if they find anything against me as they have not filed a closure report in the case. The case was against particular individuals and Air India is a public sector corporation.Well, I was the head of the nodal ministry at that time, we did not own the airline concerned. Certain allegations were made and a case was filed on the basis of a PIL. And, as you know, a lot of PILs were filed at that time,” Patel told ANI, adding that he was not involved in “anything wrong”. The NCP leader said, “These are baseless allegations. There are allegations and there is truth also. Any allegation can be made but it has to be supported with evidence.CB did not find anything against me. Is there any case registered against me...by CBI or ED? There is no one there. I can say with full confidence that neither I nor anyone in my family was involved in any wrongdoing. Patek said the decision on the controversial leasing of the aircraft to AI India was not taken by him in his personal capacity, but by a committee that included several members of the Union Cabinet. In this matter, former President Pranab Mukherjee and former Finance Minister and Congress leader P. He has merged Air Asia with Air India Express. Earlier Kingfisher was merged with Deccan while JE Airways was merged with Sahara. What is wrong in two airline companies becoming one entity?'' He said, 'This decision was not taken by me alone, but by a committee comprising several members of the Union Cabinet at that time.This was not a case of Praful Patel saying something to do in his personal capacity (as former Civil Aviation Minister). This decision was taken after extensive deliberations in the Cabinet, it was taken through an Empowered Group of Ministers, headed by none other than (former President) Pranab Mukherjee, and including Chidambaram and several other ministers. were also (as members),” Patel said in his statement. Personal relations Rising above party politics, Patel said he wanted to maintain good relations at the 'personal level'. He claimed that undivided NCP supremo Sharad Pawar "did not have such good relations with the Congress in the past, especially with the Gandhi family", adding that he maintained good relations with senior BJP leaders including Atal Bihar Vajpayee and LK Advani. “I maintained relations with many people at a personal level, even from the BJP (when he was in the undivided NCP). Although we have recently joined hands with the BJP as a partner in the NDA, the Prime Minister My warm and cordial relations with Narendra Modi ji are very old.Even when we were not part of the same alliance, I maintained healthy relations with Amit Shah ji, Devendra Fadnavis, Nitin Gadkari, Rajnath ji and Purva Sandhya Nadda ji. I have always talked about maintaining good relations (outside his immediate political circles)," Pate told ANI. "I think in politics, we may have a political ideology or a process, but at the interpersonal level But, one should never give in to circumstances. Where you can't talk, sit together, eat together or have frank and open conversations. This should never happen. And here I also learned a little bit from Sharad Pawar ji. He had wonderful relations with Vajpayee ji, Advani ji, Jaswant Singh ji and Narendra Modi ji.If any relationship was not good, it was with the Congress, especially with the Gandhi family," he said. Claiming there was a lack of trust between the Congress and Sharad Pawar, the NC leader said, "I Know that Mr. Pawar is not there.'' One of those people whom the Congress or especially the Gandhi family always wants to trust. So this has always been an identity, which is why there was a rebellious streak inside Mr Pawar (earlier) when he formed an alliance with the Congress,'' he said. Earlier, in March, the CBI had filed a complaint before a special CBI court. A closure report was filed. The alleged Air India scam case in Delhi, registered in 2017 following a Supreme Court direction, was related to allegations of irregularities in leasing of aircraft to AI India, the case involving the Ministry of Civil Aviation and several Air India The officers were under suspicion. Alleged that Praful Patel, the then Civil Aviation Minister under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, misused his position in leasing a large number of aircraft to Air India, which was then a public carrier.The closure report was criticized by the Congress and other opposition parties, months after Patel and several other senior leaders of the undivided Nationalist Congress Party joined hands with the BJP. The Ajit Pawar-led faction is currently part of the ruling tripartite Mahayut alliance in Maharashtra. In which BJP and Congress are also included. Shiv Sena under the leadership of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.