The National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress on Thursday took out a march from its headquarters to Shastri Bhawan here demanding immediate arrest of business tycoon Gautam Adani over allegations of corruption and misuse of power.
Gandhi, who has been demanding Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged irregularities by the Adani Group, also demanded removal of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch accusing her of protecting Adani.
"This time, more than Rs 2,000 crore was spent in the elections to defeat the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). The money came from Adani. If we form the Maharashtra government, we will investigate Adani, and First Information Reports (FIRs) will be registered against him," Raut alleged.
With the Winter session of Parliament starting from Monday, Congress today demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the various alleged scams following the indictment of Gautam Adani and others by the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) of the US.
The chief minister was addressing a poll rally in Chandrapur area of Maharashtra for party candidate Subhash Dhote when he made the comments against Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The development comes after a report by the London-based Financial Times, citing documents from George Soros-backed Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), alluded to a fraud by the Adani Group by selling low-grade coal as high-value fuel in 2013.
Adani Group's market capitalization continued to gain for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday. The group's market capitalization crossed Rs 16.5 lakh crore on Wednesday, gaining 10.6 per cent in the past nine trading sessions.
The business tycoon retained his position as both India's and Asia's richest person and as the ninth richest person in the world.
The Adani family, the promoter of the Ambuja Cements, has infused Rs 6,661 crore into the cement company raising their stake in the company by 3.6% to 66.7%.
It will create 2,000 direct and 5,000 indirect employment opportunities.
