BJP MP and senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani countered Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s assault on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s relationship with businessman Gautam Adani. Rahul Gandhi throughout his speech on February 7 within the Lok Sabha the place he confirmed {a photograph} of the 2 collectively. The MP tweeted 4 photos of Gautam Adani with different leaders and mentioned that if photos might be taken as proof for ‘crony capitalism.’
Mahesh Jethmalani tweeted 4 photos, of which, two had been of Gautam Adani with Robert Vadra. The different two photos of Gautam Adani and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and Gautam Adani and Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar.
“If photographs were evidence of crony capitalism…”, tweeted Mahesh Jethmalani with the images.
C ongress chief Rahul Gandhi attacked PM Narendra Modi for his closeness with businessman Gautam Adani.
He mentioned that Gautam Adani, Chairman of Adani Group, fortunes rose after BJP got here to energy in 2014.
“There should be a case study on Adani by business schools such as Harvard, on how the relationship between business and politics works, India is a case study,” Gandhi mentioned.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi alleged that the Narendra Modi authorities had tweaked rule to favor Adani and India’s most worthwhile airport was ‘taken away from GVK ‘utilizing businesses.’
“This rule was changed by the government and Adani was given six airports. After that India’s most strategic, profitable airport, Mumbai Airport, was taken away from GVK using agencies,” mentioned Rahul Gandhi.
“The result is 24 per cent of India’s air traffic and 31 per cent of air freight passes through Adani’s airports,” he added.
However, GVK group has denied the allegations. GV Sanjay Reddy, didn’t pressure GVK handy over Mumbai Airport to the Adani Group.
The Adani Group has been below hearth since US brief vendor Hindenburg Reserach accused the Adani Group of ‘brazen inventory manipulation and accounting fraud scheme over the course of many years.’
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