‘If they are not friends…’: Rahul Gandhi accuses PM of protecting Adani
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech revealed a lot of truth, Rahul Gandhi said after the PM’s Motion of Thanks to the President on her address to the joint sitting of Parliament. The Congress scion claimed that the PM was “shocked” by his speech in the House over the Adani row and slammed him for not calling for a probe into the allegations against the business conglomerate.
“He was shocked. He did not respond to any of my questions. Moreover, I haven’t asked any complicated questions. I only asked how many times he (Gautam Adani) went with the PM and how many times they met,” Rahul Gandhi told reporters outside parliament.
“I am not satisfied with the PM’s speech but it reveals the truth. There has been no talk of a probe. If they are not friends, the PM should have once said that there will be an investigation. The PM didn’t talk about the money circulating through benami accounts and shell companies in the defence sector. This shows that the PM is protecting him,” the Congress MP from Wayanad alleged.
Calling it an issue of national security, Rahul Gandhi said: “This is an issue of national security and (involves) the country’s infrastructure. The PM should have just said that there would be an enquiry. But I understand why he didn’t.”
The Adani Group has been accused of fraud and stock manipulation by a US-based short-seller, triggering a massive rout in the markets.
