Protests in J&K against BJP, Adani group; clashes reported at some places

The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Monday protested in support of the partys demand for a joint parliamentary committee JPC probe into the allegations of irregularities against the Adani group and clashed with police at some placesThey also slammed the administration over the ongoing arbitrary eviction drive in the Union territory saying it was great injustice with landless tillers small marginal farmers and the common peopleAlso read Protests in Srinagar against eviction drive five arrested in JammuIn Jammu hundreds of Congress workers led by senior party leaders Vikar Rasool and working president Raman Bhalla took out a rally from Shaheedi Chowk to City Chowk near the Life Insurance Corporation and SBI officesRaising slogans against the government BJP and Adnai group they clashed with the police with some of them trying to break the barricade to march forwardToday we protested from Sansad to Sadakh inside Parliament and outside it over the Adani issue We demand that a JPC be set up to probe it We also demand a probe by a retired chief justice into it Bhalla told reporters at the protestTaking a dig at the BJP government for investing LIC and SBI money into the Adnai Group he said How public money has been invested in the group It is matter of probeIn Srinagar led by senior party leader Mohammad Anwar Bhat Congress workers raised slogans in favour of the JPC probe into the allegations of fraud against the Adani Group levelled in a report by USbased shortseller Hindenburg researchWe are protesting against the current situation of the country where the AdaniAmbani have looted the country The LIC has invested thousands of crores in the Adani group while Jammu and Kashmir Bank also lost Rs 250 crore in it Bhat told mediapersons inside the PCC headquarters in SrinagarHe also alleged the eviction drive has been launched by the LG administration in Jammu and Kashmir so that the BJPruled Centre can give land to the Adani Group to compensate for its losses following the release of the Hindenburg report last monthWe will not allow this to happenCongress chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said in Jammu the issue of investment of public money through the LIC and SBI into the Adani Group is a matter of serious concern and the Modi government has been evading questions in Parliament So a nationwide protest is being held near SBI and LIC offices by the partyAccording to the Opposition the meltdown in Adani Group shares is a scam that involves common peoples money as public sector units LIC and SBI have invested in themThe Adani Group has maintained it complies with all laws and disclosure requirementsCongress leaders also said the antiencroachment drive was great injustice with landless tillers small marginal farmers and the common peopleThis 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