DK Shivakumar claims that in order to preserve India’s image, the center must arrest Adani.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President DK Shivakumar demanded Adani’s arrest on Friday in order to preserve the nation’s image, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Union government of shielding the business magnate.
Addressing a press conference at the KPCC office, he said, “Our leader Rahul Gandhi has been highlighting corruption by industrialist Adani. Despite that, investigative agencies have not taken any action.”
“An American Court has indicted Adani in connection with irregularities in a green energy project. The Centre must take this seriously and bring him to book. The BJP government has arrested many Opposition leaders including chief ministers, why can’t it arrest an industrialist,” he questioned.
“There is no point in protecting Adani. The government has to protect the people of the country who have invested thousands of crores in Adani’s companies,” he urged.
Asked about BJP leaders challenging the Congress government to attach Adani’s assets in Karnataka, he said, “Let the Union government initiate an inquiry and communicate to the state government to take action, then we will take suitable action here.”
Replying to a query if the State government would cancel Adani Group’s Rs 20,000 crore investments in the state, he said, “We are not against any investment which is clean. We will discuss this during the Invest Karnataka event.”
Congressman Jairam Ramesh made the accusation that the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a firm owned by the Government of India, is a major participant in the “corruption scandal” as opposition parties pushed for a JPC investigation into suspected bribery charges on Thursday. The claims made against Adani Green’s directors by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the US Department of Justice have been refuted by the Adani Group. The BJP, on the other hand, criticized Rahul Gandhi of the Congress for his criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stated that the law will be decided.
