Addressing a press conference after attending the opposition bloc INDIA’s meet in Mumbai, Rahul said that two prominent global financial newspapers (The Guardian and Financial Times) have raised very important questions on the Adani matter, brandishing copies of the newspapers.
He was referring to a new report by the OCCRP (Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project), which allegedly found at least two cases where “mysterious” investors bought and sold Adani stock through offshore structures.
Citing the news reports, Rahul said there was a Sebi probe into the group but a clean chit was given to Adani. “It’s very clear that something is wrong here,” he added.
The Congress leader also demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani matter.
Training his guns on the government, Rahul questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” on the issue and wondered why he is not getting the matter investigated.
The Congress leader added that India’s reputation is at stake ahead of next week’s G20 summit in the national capital, adding PM Modi should look into the issue.
Billionaire Gautam Adani’s group was on Thursday hit by fresh allegations that the associates of the promoter family used Mauritius-based “opaque” investment funds to secretly pump money into the group, fuelling its spectacular stock rise in during 2013 to 2018.
The conglomerate has vehemently denied the charges.