"Modi govt hiding something": Congress' Gaurav Gogoi on Adani indictment issue

New Delhi [India], November 27 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi government of "hiding something" in connection with the Adani indictment matter. He said that it was the responsibility of the Indian government to get involved in the investigation since the United States of America (USA) has levelled serious allegations.
"PM Modi's silence on the Adani issue makes it extremely clear that the Modi government is hiding something. If an investigating agency in America puts such a serious allegation on a company, it becomes the responsibility of the Indian government to get involved in the investigation, but the complete silence that we are seeing today is not silence, it is sound, and this sound is being heard by the people of the country," Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi told ANI.
Congress MP Gogoi also raised the issue of the Adani indictment, saying that a number of countries, including France, Bangladesh, Kenya and the US, are reviewing their contracts with the Adani group. India's reputation has taken a hit domestically and internationally, he added.
"Ever since the indictment of Gautam Adani last week, a number of countries like France, Bangladesh, Kenya and the US are reviewing or cancelling their contracts with the group. Moody's has downgraded six of the group's companies from 'stable' to 'negative'. The government of Telangana has declined 100 crores from the Adani Foundation. India's reputation continues to take a hit domestically and internationally. There continues to (be) no acknowledgement and action from the Government of India and its law enforcement agencies. Why is this government keen to protect one business over the interests of the entire country?" Gogoi wrote on X.
Rajya Sabha MP and Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani on Wednesday said that the Congress and other opposition parties are using the issue of the indictment against the Adani Group in the US "to divert attention from their electoral defeats" and said they must provide credible evidence before demanding a parliamentary probe.
"The Congress is reading too much into this indictment and they are doing it for purely political purposes," Jethmalani said.
Meanwhile, Gaurav Gogoi fiurther said that Western countries don't trust Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) because they believe they can be hampered, accusing the Election Commission of not taking questions being raised by the opposition.
"This year saw elections in various countries across the Western world, including America and the United Kingdom (UK). There is technological advancement and its use in Western countries. Despite this, they don't trust EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) because they believe they can be hampered. However, we see here that the Election Commission (EC) doesn't have the time to take questions that we are raising on EVMs. Itna ekpakshta kyun (why this one side-ism)? This is why people are questioning whether EVM is unbiased. We have to take this question to the public," said Gogoi. (ANI)