New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) The BJP on Thursday targeted the Congress for its attack on the central government after US prosecutors charged industrialist Gautam Advani with bribery and fraud, saying all states named in the indictment at the time were ruled by opposition parties. .
BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya also questioned the timing of the development as it came close to the start of the parliamentary session and Donald Trump’s upcoming presidency.
It is always good to read before responding. The document you quote states: “The allegations in the indictment are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.”
But be that as it may, the gist of the accusation is that American and Indian companies agreed… pic.twitter.com/MkMri2fPQs
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 21, 2024
This raises several questions, he said. “That Congress is willing to be a pillar in the hands of George Soros and his cabal speaks volumes,” Malviya said on JPC) justifies. investigation into the various “Modani scams”.
Citing the US federal prosecutor’s complaint, Malviya said the states where government officials received bribes from the Adani Group between July 2021 and February 2022 were Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh.
He told Ramesh, “All the states mentioned here were ruled by the Opposition at that time. So before you pontificate, answer the bribes accepted by the Congress and its allies,” he said.
While Odisha and Andhra Pradesh were subsequently ruled by the BJD and the YSR Congress, two regional parties not affiliated with the ruling or opposition alliance at the time, the Congress ally DMK was and remains in power in Tamil Nadu. The Congress was in power. in Chhattisgarh.
Taking a swipe at Ramesh, he said it is always good to read before one reacts, adding that the US document cited by the senior Congress leader states that the allegations in the chargesheet are accusations and the accused are presumed innocent held unless and until proven guilty.
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An Indian court, the BJP leader said, could on similar grounds accuse US companies of bribing US government officials to deny them access to Indian markets.
“Should we then allow the law to take its course and the concerned business community to defend itself or insert itself into the domestic politics of a foreign country,” he said, asking Congress not to become unnecessarily agitated.
The Congress, especially Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, has been continuously alleging close ties between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and Adani, alleging that the port-to-energy conglomerate has received undue favors from the BJP dispensation.
Adani has rejected such suggestions. The BJP has also denied the allegations, noting that the Adani Group has also invested heavily in many opposition-ruled states.
Adani, his cousin Sagar Adani and several other group officials have been charged by US federal prosecutors with paying more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials in exchange for favorable terms on solar energy contracts.
U.S. prosecutors have charged 62-year-old Adani, his cousin Sagar and other defendants with paying more than $250 million in bribes between 2020 and 2024 to Indian government officials to win solar energy contracts on terms that could potentially exceed $2 billion in could generate profit.
The Adani group did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
(This report was published as part of an auto-generated wire feed. Other than the headline, the copy has not been edited by ABP Live.)
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