Overview
- Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil says a Home Ministry circular restricted tableaux procurement to five pre-selected firms without an open tender.
- He points to two of the five firms being owned by a husband-and-wife pair, Siddheshwar Kanuga and Visha Kanuga, and alleges vendor linkages.
- A circular dated October 29 allegedly named Pankaj Modi, the Prime Minister’s brother, as the sole final authority to judge and finalise the tableaux.
- Gohil claims Pankaj Modi was engaged as an 'expert' at a daily fee of ₹10,000 and benefited from promotions and a post-retirement reappointment that he says violated service rules.
- The Congress argues the ministry’s 'paucity of time' justification is untenable given year-long preparations, and reports so far include no government response.