Modi is making every attempt to stall the Adani discussion, and you know why: Rahul

06-02-2023 : Rahul Gandhi, a leading leader of the Congress, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday of doing all in his power to prevent a debate in Parliament on the Adani Group and the capture of infrastructure projects for reasons that were obvious to everyone.

He claimed that the subject has been on his mind for the past two to three years and that it is “Hum Do, Hamare Do,” an apparent reference to Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, two businessmen from whom Congress leaders contend that the Modi government has profited unfairly.

“The government is scared to hold a discussion on Adani in Parliament. The government is making all efforts, actually, Modi-ji is making all efforts to stall the discussion. You all know the reasons,” Rahul told reporters.

“There is corruption that runs into lakhs of crores of rupees. There should be a discussion on the capture of the infrastructure of this country. There is a need to discuss who is behind this,” he added.

Rahul has been attacking the Modi government over the growth of the Adani Group since 2014 when it came to power. Adani is considered to be close to Modi.

During his Bharat Jodo Yatra that concluded on January 30, one of the themes repeated by Rahul was the growth of crony capitalism, rising inequality and increasing gap between the poor and the wealthy. He had raised questions about Adani Group garnering big projects, including running airports and ports among others.

In one of his speeches in Karnataka’s Adichunchanagiri in October, Rahul had said Adani rose in the list of richest like a rocket but at the cost of the poor and middle-class who are burdened by price rise and corruption.

Later, when defending the Rajasthan government’s decision to invite Adani to an investor’s meet, he made it clear that he was not against corporate or businesses in general, but rather the monopolisation of businesses by a select few with the support of the Modi goverment.