According to the plea, it sought an "inquiry to prosecute and register FIR under section 420 and 120-B of IPC read with Section 15HA SEBI Act against the short sellers ( Anderson and his associates in India /USA) for exploiting innocent investors."
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Friday lashed out at the Opposition over the repeated stalling of the Houses and said the parties do not want to let the Parliament function.
Fitch Ratings says there is no "immediate impact" on the ratings of the Adani entities and their securities following a recent report by Hindenburg Research.
The Opposition parties have been demanding the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee on the issue of Hindunberg's report against the Adani Group dubbing it a "scam".
Stepping up the attack against the Centre over the Adani stock row, the Opposition parties on Friday reiterated their demand for a probe into the matter by a Joint Parliamentary Committee.
S&P Dow Jones Indices has said Adani Enterprises will be removed from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices due to recent allegations of stock manipulation and accounting fraud that were levelled against the conglomerate.
The group entities made scheduled coupon payments on outstanding US dollar-denominated bonds on Thursday, according to Reuters' source with direct knowledge of the conglomerate's strategy.
Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge has called a meeting of Opposition party floor leaders at 10 am in his parliament office to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House today.
Speaking to ANI, Venugopal said, "Government at the Centre is using common people's money to support their closest friends. Congress party has decided to have nationwide agitation across districts of the country in front of LIC and SBI offices on Monday."
The total assets under management (AUM) of LIC are over Rs 41.66 lakh as of September 30, 2022. Therefore, LIC's exposure in the Adani group, as of date, is 0.975 per cent at book value.