NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Both houses of India’s parliament were temporarily suspended on Thursday within minutes of opening, as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for a third day this week seeking a discussion over allegations against the Group. Adani.
US authorities have accused Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and Adani Green CEO Vneet S. Jaain of being part of a scheme to pay bribes worth $265 million to win power supply contracts. solar in India and misleading American investors during fundraising. there.
“We want a debate on this in parliament. It will be the third day that we will demand a response from the prime minister” on the Adani issue, Manickam Tagore, a lawmaker from the main opposition Congress party, which has been leading the protests against the business group, he told news agency ANI.
Many of India’s opposition parties accuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of favoring Adani and blocking investigations against him in India, accusations both have denied.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been an outspoken critic of Adani, said Gautam Adani, 62, should be arrested.
While the government has not commented on the allegation, Modi’s BJP has said it had no reason to defend Adani, adding that the party was not against industrialists and considered them partners in community-building efforts. nation.
“Let it be defended,” BJP spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal said on Tuesday, adding that the law will take its course.