New Delhi: Gautam Adani has been accused of bribery in America. On the pretext of Adani, Rahul Gandhi fiercely targeted PM Modi on Thursday. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded the arrest of Gautam Adani. He alleged that PM Modi is saving Gautam Adani. In response to this, BJP has also retaliated. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said in a press conference that Rahul Gandhi has a habit of making false allegations. Rahul Gandhi had also said that Chowkidara is a thief, but the move backfired.
In fact, when Rahul held a press conference and showered allegations on BJP on Adani issue, BJP also did not delay in retaliating. BJP made Rahul’s statement ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ a weapon and became aggressive on it. A glimpse of this was also seen in Sambit Patra’s press conference. Sambit Patra reminded the statement of Chowkidar Chor Hai in response to Rahul Gandhi’s press conference. He said that Rahul Gandhi had said a lot before the 2019 elections that the watchman is a thief. They tried to attack Rafale. The matter also went to the Supreme Court. But nothing happened. He had admitted his mistake. Rahul Gandhi had done something similar regarding the Covid vaccine.
How did BJP counterattack Rahul?
Sambit Patra said that neither calling him a merchant of death nor calling him a ‘chowkidar thief’ dented Modi’s credibility. Sambit Patra further said that Rahul Gandhi has not done anything new. He always speaks in such a manner, as if someone is hearing such a big revelation for the first time. Rahul Gandhi had appeared like this regarding Rafale. A big revelation is about to happen. There is a stir all over the world. The watchman is a thief etc. This is Rahul ji’s way of attacking India. On Adani case, Sambit Patra said that the company will present its own side.
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Questions were also raised on Rahul
Countering Rahul’s allegations regarding Adani, Sambit Patra asked, ‘When Bhupesh Baghel was the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Adani had invested crores of rupees. Adani had also invested during the Ashok Gehlot government. If he is corrupt then why did you take the investment? Why did the Karnataka government allow Adani to invest in its state? Are Rahul Gandhi and Baghel different?
What did Rahul Gandhi say on Adani?
In fact, Rahul Gandhi said in a press conference on Thursday that Gautam Adani should be arrested immediately. Rahul Gandhi also claimed that Gautam Adani will not be arrested because Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in collusion with him. Rahul Gandhi also said that the opposition will raise the issue related to Adani in the winter session of Parliament. He said that Adani has broken the rules in both America and India.
What charges against Gautam Adani in America?
In America, Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have been accused of bribing Indian government officials and obtaining solar energy contracts. Under this alleged scheme, a bribe of $ 250 million (about Rs 2236 crore) was given from 2020 to 2024. Gautam Adani is accused of paying large-scale bribes to get contracts and funding for solar projects and hiding this from American investors. Others charged along with Gautam Adani include his nephew Sagar Adani, executive director of Adani Green Energy, and Vineet Jain, former chief executive officer of the company. However, Adani Group has rejected these allegations.
Tags: Gautam Adani, Rahul Gandhi, Sambit Patra
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 21, 2024, 14:54 IST
