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New Delhi: Opposition parties led by the Congress staged protest march from Parliament House to the office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday, to hand over a complaint to the probe agency on the Adani issue.
The protest march was joined by the DMK, Left, Samajwadi Party, JDU, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction), and AAP, among others.
The Trinamool Congress is not participating in the protest march as it has said that it will raise its own issues in Parliament.
An impasse between the BJP and Opposition continued on the third day of Parliament as they traded charges over allegations against the Adani group and Rahul Gandhiβs comments in London.
Amid the ruckus, both Houses were adjourned till 2 p.m. on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said there is no question of apology over Rahul Gandhiβs remarks and those demanding so must answer on Prime Minister Narendra Modi βhumiliatingβ people of India with his comments abroad.
βWe demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation of Adani issue. However, the BJP doesnβt want a JPC as it will bring out the corruption and expose their real face. They wanted a JPC till they were in opposition, now they are scared,β leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said during the march.
Several opposition parties including the Congress, DMK, AAP, Left and Uddhav Thackerayβs Shiv Sena faction among others have written to ED, seeking a probe regarding Adani issue.
The parties have urged the agency -to investigate βa relationship that has serious implications not just for our economy but, most importantly, our democracyβ.
The opposition cited accusations against the Adani Group that say it has established a network of offshore shell companies and offshore funds linked to the group βfor the purposes of artificially inflating stock valuations and to give a distorted picture with regard to the group companiesβ financial healthβ.
The opposition further alleges a βclear causal linkβ between the offshore entities and the Adani Groupβs Indian companies β a reference to Gautam Adaniβs brother Vinod, who they say is βalleged to be the person crucial to setting up these networksβ.
The opposition letter also alleged that the group βrepeatedly exercised improper influence to obtain concessions and contracts from governments and regulated entitiesβ.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )