'Will not oppose demand for JPC probe into Adani issue for sake of Oppn unity'

Nationalist Congress Party NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said although his outfit does not agree with the demand of antiBJP parties for a Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC probe into allegations against the Adani group it will not go against their stand for the sake of Opposition unityThe former Union minister had earlier said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP would have a majority if a joint House panel is formed given its numerical strength in Parliament and this would lead to doubts on the outcome of such a probeThe opinion of our friendly parties on JPC is different from ours but we want to maintain our unity I gave my opinion on futility of JPC probe but if our colleagues Opposition parties feel that JPC is a must then we will not oppose itWe dont agree with them Opposition parties but for the sake of Opposition unity we will not insist on this that there should be no JPC said Pawar in an interview with Marathi news channel ABP MajhaOn Saturday the Rajya Sabha MP had told reporters he is not completely opposed to a JPC probe into the charges against the Adani group but a Supreme Courtappointed inquiry committee will be more useful and effective in dealing with the matterFollowing Pawars remarks seen as a setback for Opposition unity Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh had said the NCP may have its views on the issue but 19 likeminded parties are convinced the PMlinked Adani group issue is real and very seriousAlso Read Congress questions LICs increased holding in Adani EnterprisesThe veteran parliamentarian said if a JPC is formed looking at the BJPs numerical strength in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha the ruling party will have 1415 members in the panel while the Opposition will have five to six MPsThe panel will also be headed by the BJP So who will control the panel and what will be its influence on the report Pawar had asked seeking to drive home the point that a parliamentary probe committee will have a limited scopeInstead a Supreme Courtappointed panel should probe the issue the NCP leader had addedThe Supreme Court last month ordered setting up of a sixmember committee headed by a former apex court judge to look into various regulatory aspects for stock markets including the recent Adani group shares crash triggered by the Hindenburg Researchs fraud allegationsThe USbased Hindenburg Research has made a litany of allegations including fraudulent transactions and shareprice manipulation against the business conglomerate The Adani group has dismissed the charges as lies saying it complies with all laws and disclosure requirementsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever