Govt running away from answering over Adani issue, says Jairam Ramesh

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday came down heavily on the central government amid the ongoing HindenburgAdani row saying that the Central government is running away from answering over the Adani issueIn a tweet Jairam Ramesh wrote For the third consecutive day the opposition in Parliament was not allowed to raise the demand of JPC regarding the Adani scam Both the houses were adjourned till 200 pm It is clear that the Modi government is running awayBoth houses of the Parliament were on Monday adjourned amid heavy sloganeering by Opposition MPs demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC probe into the Adani issueMeanwhile Congress has launched a countrywide protest in front of Life Insurance Corporation LIC offices and State Bank of India SBI branches today to protest over the issueEarlier in the day Opposition MPs gathered at the Gandhi statue on the Parliament premises to stage a protest Discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the Presidents Address was scheduled to be held in both houses todayThis comes after the Budget Session was adjourned for two days till today after repeated disruptions following ruckus inside the Parliament with the Opposition demanding a debate on the US shortseller Hindenburg Researchs report against the Adani Group and a probe by a JPCAlso Read Adani row Another plea in Supreme Court seeking panel to probe into Hindenburg reportNotably the Opposition parties including Congress DMK NCP BRS JDU SP CPM CPI Kerala Congress Jose Mani JMM RLD RSP AAP IUML RJD and Shiv Sena also constituted a meeting in LoP Mallikarjun Kharges chamber in Parliament to chalk out a strategy on AdaniHindenburg and other issuesCongress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said that the opposition will raise the Adani row in the Parliament as the government especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi is silent on the issueWe will raise Adani issue in Parliament Government is silent on such a big issue especially PM Modi Kharge saidCongress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said that the Opposition will make a strategy for Parliament over the Adani rowSpeaking to reporters here the Minister said We will have a meeting now The entire Opposition will come together the discussion will be done and a decision will be made Its not an issue of Congress only but that of Indias common peopleThe opposition parties have sought discussion over investment by LIC Public Sector Banks and financial institutions in companies losing market value endangering the savings of crores of Indians following a report by the US firm Hindenburg ResearchA January 24 report by Hindenburg Research alleged that the Adani Group had weak business fundamentals and was involved in stock manipulation and accounting fraud among others The report triggered a selloff of shares of Adani Group companiesThe first half of the Budget session will continue till February 13 and the second half will be held from March 13 to April 6 The budget session began with the address by President Droupadi Murmu to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament Union Budget was presented on February 1This 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