TMC MP questions BJP govt‘s 'involvement'

With billionaire Gautam Adani charged in an alleged bribery and fraud case in the US, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale on Thursday (November 21) asked if the Narendra Modi-led government was involved in it.

Gokhale said while markets were reacting to the news of the indictment, the government was "silent" on the issue.

In a post on X, Gokhale shared a market update that showed the stocks of Adani Energy going down.

"Bloodbath in Adani Energy stock after the US indictment news," the TMC MP said.

"Markets are reacting but Govt of India is completely silent. Charges are of bribing a govt-owned PSU. How much is Modi & BJP's involvement?" Gokhale said.

In another post, the Rajya Sabha MP said the main thing in the indictment is that bribes are alleged to have been paid out to PSUs and govt companies.

"This is deeply rotten. With Indian agencies being compromised and acting as wings of the BJP, only an independent judicial probe will expose the truth," he said.

TMC MP Mahua Moita also took to X and posted that the charges include paying bribes to government officials to "purchase energy at above-market rates benefitting Adani renewables".

Sharing a release by the US Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, Moitra said, "Adani and seven of his senior executives indicted in connection with scheme to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and conceal bribery scheme from US investors."

She also took a dig at Stock Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch.

"Good morning Ms. Madhabi 'No Proof Against Adani Buch'. Good morning spineless compromised Sebi. Here is SEC press release detailing your Bro's dealings," she said sharing a press release on the matter by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.