New Delhi: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge has called upon the “like-minded” opposition parties to attend a meeting held on Monday. The leaders are likely to chalk out a strategy for Opposition’s stand in Rajya Sabha on Monday itself.
The meeting will be held at Kharge’s office at Parliament before the start of the business of Rajya Sabha.
On Friday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated his party’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the businesses of the Adani Group in the wake of the report by US short-seller firm Hindenburg Research.
Addressing a press conference, Kharge said, “Shouldn’t there be an inquiry into the Adani scam? Shouldn’t the matter be referred to the JPC? Should not there be a discussion on the money that public sector banks invested in Adani’s businesses? Public money is involved in it. Why does the government have a problem taking Adani’s name?”
Kharge alleged that PM Modi acted as an ‘agent’ for the Adani group of companies.
The Congress national president added, “Modi-ji acted as Adani’s agent and got him tenders in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Everybody knows about this.”
Questioning the regulatory bodies of the country, Kharge said, “The RBI, SEBI, ED, Corporate Affairs Ministry, Income Tax, and the CBI seem paralysed. Can they not see the corruption here? Is Adani invisible to them? With our institutions in inertia, it is our duty to question the government. The people sent us to the Parliament as their representatives and it is our responsibility to safeguard the public.”
“We tried to raise several issues in the Parliament. However, the Prime Minister evaded all questions and just gave an election speech, boasting about himself,” Kharge added.
