Tuesday, August 27, 2013

LTC scam: MPs may also be inflating air travel bills

NEW DELHI: The government is being used to defraud forged airline tickets stench is spreading in Parliament.


Here is the latest shocker comes to defraud the government in collusion with travel agents who have been sending forged airline tickets can not just government officials. According to several sources, members of parliament, with similarly inflated supply of flight tickets to travel agents seems to be a well-oiled network.



At least one Member of Parliament that he was a victim of the racket TOI confirmed. The contents of the letter were shared with TOI.

In addition, they are also entitled to a year, 34 business class ticket.

34 Business Class ticket can be used in different ways, with lawmakers can take spouses or partners. Spouse / partner using these tickets can go alone to eight times. Unused tickets are for next year.

MPs to claim their tickets two ways. He is also on the first floor of Parliament can get tickets at the counter of Air India.

Second, the preferred way, through travel agents and boarding pass tickets, e-tickets and vouchers submitted for reimbursement to the full. MP's bank account the money is reimbursed. Any airline tickets can be booked through travel agents.

In the second method is that it exists scandal. Has complained to the president, the MP said, he Delhi Regal Building, Connaught Place, located in buy your tickets through a travel agent used. MP the "representative agent" Stuck said thought.

He bought the ticket at low prices to supply the travel agent an "exaggerated" amount that was charged. He felt something was wrong, he Gulmohar Enclave located close to a new travel agent. But here again, realized he was running a racket. He suspects that private staff may also be involved.

In some instances, it takes joining the lawmaker's personal staff.

Parliament Secretariat flourish this racket is lax auditing system, officials claimed. Which may well be the only fake e-tickets and boarding passes, which presented a simple audit of claims submitted by MPs being.

LTC also comes across as fake or forged airline tickets to claim a huge racket to proceed.

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