NEW DELHI: Former Civil Aviation Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel on Thursday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers in connection with a case related to favouring foreign private airlines at the cost of national carrier Air India.
Patel was the civil aviation minister between 2004 and 2011 during the Congress-led UPA government’s rule. Talwar, now in judicial custody, was extradited to India from the United Arab Emirates in January this year.