NEW DELHI: Both houses of India’s parliament were temporarily suspended within minutes of opening on Thursday as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for the third day this week to debate allegations against the Adani group.
US authorities have charged Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and Adani Green managing director Vineet S Jain with being part of a $265 million bribery scheme and fund raising to secure Indian solar power supply contracts. accused of misleading American investors. There
We want a debate on this in Parliament. This is going to be the third day that we are demanding an answer from the prime minister,” on the Adani case, Manikum Tagore, a lawmaker from the main opposition Congress party that has led protests against the business group, told the news agency. ANI
Several opposition parties in India accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of supporting Adani and obstructing investigations against him in India, allegations both have denied. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been a staunch critic of Adani, said Gautam Adani, 62, should be arrested.