Opposition firm on demand for probe against Adani companies: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the united opposition feels a probe into the Adani group companies is necessary and his party is in support of such a demandTalking to reporters Raut said he does not wish to get involved in the differences between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party over the nature of the investigationThe united opposition feels a probe is necessary into the Adani companies and the Shiv Sena UBT is part of it opposition he saidA probe monitored by the Supreme Court and an inquiry by a Joint Parliamentary Committee JPC can be done together the Rajya Sabha member saidRaut said industrialists should be supported but not corruptionAlso Read There will be change of power in 2024 five states to decide countrys destiny says Sanjay RautNotably Nationalist Congress Party NCP president Sharad Pawar had in an interview to NDTV on Friday said the inquiry committee appointed by the Supreme Court following allegations of stock manipulation levelled against the Adani group by USbased Hindenburg Research would be more usefulIn a JPC the ruling party BJP will have a majority said Pawar whose party is an ally of the Shiv Sena UBT and Congress in MaharashtraRaut said Pawar hasnt opposed an inquiry against Adani The issue is whether it should the JPC or a Supreme Courtmonitored probeHitting out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Raut claimed the CM and the other Shiv Sena leaders who rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray were planning to do so even when Prithviraj Chavan of Congress was the chief ministerThese people had met Congress leader Ahmed Patel in Delhi he further claimedChavan served the chief minister of Maharashtra between November 2010 and September 2014Raut said Sharad Pawar should take a stand on opposition leaders being targeted by the Modi governmentGautam Adani is targeted because he is very close to Modi and his wealth has increased because of his closeness to the prime minister Raut claimedAsked about CM Shindes current visit to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh Raut claimed the Maharashtra government has left the state farmers in the lurch and its leaders are on a religious tourismIn the last 72 hours hailstorm and unseasonal rains in several parts of the state have damaged crops The government had said it will provide relief to farmers after the budget session the Sena UBT leader saidThis government is indulging in politics over Ayodhya Lord Ram who is against falsehood will never bless them I only hope God gives them good sense he saidThis 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