Rahul Gandhi questions PM’s ‘uncomfortable silence’ on reports against Adani Group; says India’s reputation at stake

When asked about the special parliament session convened in September by the union government, Gandhi said, “It is an indicator of little panic. Just like when I raised the issue in Lok Sabha, they suspended my membership. Whenever one raises Adani matter, the PM becomes uncomfortable.”

“The G-20 summit is the flavour of the season. The people of these 20 countries are witnessing the G-20 summit.The reputation of India is at stake. India no longer has a level playing field. All contracts and projects are given to one person. Only that person is buying all the assets of the country. It is clear that one person has done something wrong,” said Gandhi, reiterating the demand of JPC probe into the alleged scam.

He said that at the time of G-20, India was trying to show the world and businesses that it is a level playing field without corruption. “All those countries are watching how billion dollars are going out. This is damaging the image of India.”

Gandhi, who began his press conference by displaying the photocopies of international newspaper reports published on Adani group’s alleged manipulation of stocks, said that he has few questions that need to be answered.

“There are serious questions raised here. First, whose money is involved here? Is it of Adani or someone else? There are two foreign nationals, namely Chang Chang Ling who is a Chinese national and Nassser Ali Shaban Ahli who are close associates of Gautam Adani’s brother Vinod Adani, who is a main player here. Second question is, why were these two foreign nationals allowed to play with India’s infrastructure,” he asked.

Gandhi said that there was an investigation into this by the SEBI and clean chit was given. “The man who gave clean chit is now a director at NDTV owned by Adani. It proves that no investigation took place. It also means that the PM did not want investigation,” said Gandhi.