Gandhi was participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address in Lok Sabha as the first Opposition speaker.
The Congress leader’s remarks drew a sharp response from the treasury benches, with Law Minister Kiren Rijiju asking him not to level “wild allegations” and furnish proof of his claims.
Speaker Om Birla disapproved of the Congress leader displaying pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Gandhi, who just completed his over 4,000 km Bharat Jodo Yatra, said people asked him how Adani got into so many businesses and succeeded.
The treasury benches repeatedly asked Gandhi to authenticate his claims, saying that such allegations cannot be levelled against the prime minister without documentary evidence. Speaker Birla also asked Gandhi to focus on the President's address.
Gandhi said that during the yatra people also asked him how Adani's net worth increased from $8 billion to $140 billion between 2014 and 2022.
Outside Parliament, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad hit out at Rahul Gandhi, saying he has made “baseless, shameless and reckless allegations against PM Modi”. Congress and its leaders were involved in all big scams which tarnished the image of India, he alleged.
Gandhi also raised the issue of the report by US-based Hindenburg Research, saying it alleged that Adani has shell companies abroad. Pointing out that Adani works in strategic sectors, he said the government must find out about these shell companies as to who controls them as this is a national security issue.
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