Adani should be arrested, PM protecting him: Rahul Gandhi after US charge

In a sharp attack on the Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Narendra Modi was hand in glove with Gautam Adani in corruption and demanded the arrest of the industrialist after he was indicted in a bribery case in the United States. Addressing a press conference, Rahul Gandhi said Adani, despite being involved in a Rs 2,000 crore scam and multiple others, was running scot-free as he was being protected by PM Modi.
“It is now pretty clear and established that Adani has broken both Indian law and American law. I am wondering why Adani is running around as a free man in this country. It is a vindication of what we have been saying. The PM is protecting Adani and the PM is involved in corruption with Adani,” the Congress MP said.
Gandhi’s no-holds-barred attack on the Adani Group chairperson came after US prosecutors indicted Adani and his nephew for allegedly paying Rs 2,029 crore (in bribes to Indian government officials for securing solar power contracts with state electricity distribution companies. The bribes were allegedly paid between 2020 and 2024.
The Congress and Gandhi have been alleging a nexus between PM Modi and Adani to attack the BJP at several election rallies.
The Raebareli MP indicated that he would raise the issue in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament and reiterated his demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the transactions of the Adani Group.
“It is my responsibility as LoP, to raise this issue. This man has acquired India’s assets through corruption. He provides support to the BJP, it is established. JPC is our demand, but we want Adani to be arrested,” Gandhi said.
The Congress leader said investigations should cover all states, irrespective of which party was in power. The US indictment mentioned that bribes were paid to officials of four states and one Union Territory — Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir.