More than 25 years after the Bofors scandal which eventually led to the poll defeat of the then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, there has been an uproar in Parliament Thursday following recent claims that the late premier did nothing to prevent a cover-up in the Swedish arms scandal.

India's Opposition Members of Parliament stalled proceedings in both houses of Parliament -- Lok Sabha (the Lower House) and Rajya Sabha (the Upper House), demanding a judicial probe into the 25- year-old Bofors scandal which came to light in 1986.

In fact, there was a major ruckus in the Parliament as the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Left parties took on the country's Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government in the case after former Swedish police chief's recent allegation that payoffs were made in purchase of guns from Swedish arms firm AB Bofors during the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's tenure.

The Left parties demanded immediate re-opening of the case.

Sten Lindstrom, who led the probe, has identified himself as the whistle-blower. He said Gandhi "watched" but had "done nothing " to prevent a cover-up.

However, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam strongly defended the government and said that the case should not be reopened under any circumstances.

Swedish arms firm AB Bofors was accused of paying bribes in 1986. They related to the sale of more than 400 howitzers to India. The Bofors corruption case contributed to the election defeat of Rajiv Gandhi in 1989, two years before he was assassinated.

In 2004, he was posthumously cleared of any wrongdoing in the deal.