Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar slammed Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his statement after US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani and others in an alleged bribery scam.
This comes after, a five-count criminal indictment was unsealed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging prominent Indian executives including Gautam Adani by linking them to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme.
"If the Congress considers a particular group to be very corrupt, why does it take donations from that group in Telangana? Why does it accept an investment of Rs 12,000 crore in Telangana? Why was this group given major projects when Congress was in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh?" P
Earlier today, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called for Adani's arrest and said that it is "clear" and "established" that the Adani Group Chairman has broken both American and Indian laws.
A five-count criminal indictment has been unsealed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging prominent Indian executives including Chairman of the Adani Group Gautam Adani by linking them to an alleged bribery and fraud scheme.
Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh said that all the pending cases against businessman Gautam Adani should be investigated by a probing agency under the Supreme Court after his enterprise Adani Group and others were charged by US prosecutors in an alleged solar energy contract bribery case.
The Rouse Avenue court has granted bail to a Delhi Police Sub Inspector arrested by the CBI in a corruption case and accused of taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh on behalf of an Inspector.
In an exchange filing on Thursday, Adani Green Energy Limited said, "In light of these developments, our subsidiaries have presently decided not to proceed with the proposed USD denominated bond offerings."
The US Attorney's office says that the charges in the indictment are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.