The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that Congress allies are disowning Rahul Gandhi's 'demented ideas, one at a time", in a reaction to Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar’s statements which supported the Adani Group and criticised the narrative around the Hindenburg Research's report on the conglomerate.
"NCP Chief Sharad Pawar throws Congress under the bus. Says after Supreme Court announced a committee to investigate the Adani issue, demand for JPC is irrelevant. Congress allies disown Rahul Gandhi’s demented ideas, one at a time… Earlier Uddhav faction had snapped on Savarkar," BJP's Amit Malviya said on Twitter while sharing an interview of Pawar by NDTV.
Pawar's statements
In the interview, Pawar had claimed that there was no significance of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into accusations against the Adani Group by US-based short seller Hindenburg Research after the Supreme Court announced an enquiry.
"Such statements were given by other individuals too earlier and there was a ruckus in parliament for a few days but this time out of proportion importance was given to the issue. The issues that were kept, who kept them, we had never heard of these people who gave the statement, what is the background. When they raise issues that cause a ruckus across the country, the cost is borne by the country's economy, we cannot disregard these things. It seems this was targeted," Mr Pawar told NDTV in an exclusive interview.
Congress's reaction
The Congress on Friday said its ally NCP may have its view but 19 like-minded Opposition parties are convinced that the charges against the conglomerate are real and very serious.
The Congress also said all 20 like-minded Opposition parties, including the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), are united and will be together in saving the Constitution and democracy from the "BJP's assaults".
Several Opposition parties, led by the Congress, protested through the second half of the budget session of Parliament demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue. The Hindenburg Research has made a litany of allegations, including fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, against the Adani Group. The Gautam Adani-led group has dismissed the charges as lies, saying it complies with all laws and disclosure requirements.
(With inputs from PTI)
