New Delhi, Congress on Wednesday attacked the Modi government over a media report that claimed Adani Group traded low-quality coal as more expensive clean fuel in its transactions with Tamil Nadu PSUs, and said That JPC will be formed. An inquiry into such allegations will take place a month after India's one-block government takes charge.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed that a "huge coal scam" has come to light under the BJP government and through this "scam", "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's favorite friend Adani" looted thousands of crores of rupees by selling low-grade coal. Are. At three times the price that common people have paid from their own pockets in the form of expensive electricity bills.
There was no immediate reaction from the Adani Group but in the past, the group has rejected all such allegations.The Financial Times, citing documents secured by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reported that the Adani Group traded low-quality COA for far more expensive clean fuel in transactions with the public sector Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO). Presented as.
In a post in Hindi on Twitter, Gandhi said, "Will the Prime Minister explain how man tempos were used to keep ED, CBI and IT quiet on this blatant corruption? After June 4, an Indian Bloc government will “We will investigate the mega scam and give account of every single penny looted from the public.”
In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that as the electoral momentum of the Indian alliance is gaining momentum, the pace of revelations about the 'Modani mega scam' has also gained momentum.
"An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reported by the Financial Times newspaper, has found that dozens of shipments of low-quality, high-ash coal bought cheaply from Indonesia by Adani in 2014 were fraudulently transferred to three The price was several times higher than the price of high quality low ash coal to the public sector Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), Ramesh said.Rames alleged that Adani made additional profits of Rs 3,000 crore from this, while the common man had to face excessive power outages and increased air pollution.
He said, "This is yet another example of the impunity with which the Prime Minister's close friend has enriched himself over the last decade by violating the law and exploiting the most vulnerable Indians as they struggle to access basic necessities like cheap electricity and clean air." Left to struggle.” Said.
Pointing out that air pollution kills 20 lakh Indians every year, Ramesh said, "'Amrit Kaal' for the Prime Minister and his cronies is 'Vish Kaal' for everyone else."
He alleged that the Prime Minister may have helped Adani block all investigations into his illegal activities in India, but information coming from Indonesia and other countries shows that those investigations are aimed at bringing the truth before PM Modi. How close they were.Give bail to his partner”.
"The case of allowing the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to investigate Adani's coal billing is pending in the Supreme Court, but the OCCR documents actually show that over-invoicing has been going on for years right under the nose of India's usually hyperactive investigative agencies. And how money laundering has been happening, he said.
Ramesh said previous OCCRP investigations have revealed the extent to which COA over-invoicing was masterminded by Adani associates Nasir Ali Shaaban Ahal and Chang Chung-ling.
“The proceeds of their crimes have been used to acquire illegal stakes in Aden Group companies and boost their stock values.It is a matter of public record how other business persons were similarly accused of over-billing coal, that too for very small amounts. Ramesh has been arrested without bail and his properties have been seized by the ED. Has been taken, but Modani will not have to face any consequences."
All this will change when the India Block government takes charge next month, Ramesh said.
A joint parliamentary committee will be constituted within a month to investigate the "Modani Mega Scam" - illegal over-invoicing of coal and power equipment, diverting illegal earnings of Rs 20,000 crore back to Aden companies, the way the Modi regime forced Indian businesses to sell their assets to Adani and the price Indian consumers paid for high electricity prices and airport charges to enrich the PM's cronies was investigated, he said.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi claimed that a "huge coal scam" has come to light under the BJP government and through this "scam", "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's favorite friend Adani" looted thousands of crores of rupees by selling low-grade coal. Are. At three times the price that common people have paid from their own pockets in the form of expensive electricity bills.
There was no immediate reaction from the Adani Group but in the past, the group has rejected all such allegations.The Financial Times, citing documents secured by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reported that the Adani Group traded low-quality COA for far more expensive clean fuel in transactions with the public sector Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO). Presented as.
In a post in Hindi on Twitter, Gandhi said, "Will the Prime Minister explain how man tempos were used to keep ED, CBI and IT quiet on this blatant corruption? After June 4, an Indian Bloc government will “We will investigate the mega scam and give account of every single penny looted from the public.”
In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said that as the electoral momentum of the Indian alliance is gaining momentum, the pace of revelations about the 'Modani mega scam' has also gained momentum.
"An investigation by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP), reported by the Financial Times newspaper, has found that dozens of shipments of low-quality, high-ash coal bought cheaply from Indonesia by Adani in 2014 were fraudulently transferred to three The price was several times higher than the price of high quality low ash coal to the public sector Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), Ramesh said.Rames alleged that Adani made additional profits of Rs 3,000 crore from this, while the common man had to face excessive power outages and increased air pollution.
He said, "This is yet another example of the impunity with which the Prime Minister's close friend has enriched himself over the last decade by violating the law and exploiting the most vulnerable Indians as they struggle to access basic necessities like cheap electricity and clean air." Left to struggle.” Said.
Pointing out that air pollution kills 20 lakh Indians every year, Ramesh said, "'Amrit Kaal' for the Prime Minister and his cronies is 'Vish Kaal' for everyone else."
He alleged that the Prime Minister may have helped Adani block all investigations into his illegal activities in India, but information coming from Indonesia and other countries shows that those investigations are aimed at bringing the truth before PM Modi. How close they were.Give bail to his partner”.
"The case of allowing the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to investigate Adani's coal billing is pending in the Supreme Court, but the OCCR documents actually show that over-invoicing has been going on for years right under the nose of India's usually hyperactive investigative agencies. And how money laundering has been happening, he said.
Ramesh said previous OCCRP investigations have revealed the extent to which COA over-invoicing was masterminded by Adani associates Nasir Ali Shaaban Ahal and Chang Chung-ling.
“The proceeds of their crimes have been used to acquire illegal stakes in Aden Group companies and boost their stock values.It is a matter of public record how other business persons were similarly accused of over-billing coal, that too for very small amounts. Ramesh has been arrested without bail and his properties have been seized by the ED. Has been taken, but Modani will not have to face any consequences."
All this will change when the India Block government takes charge next month, Ramesh said.
A joint parliamentary committee will be constituted within a month to investigate the "Modani Mega Scam" - illegal over-invoicing of coal and power equipment, diverting illegal earnings of Rs 20,000 crore back to Aden companies, the way the Modi regime forced Indian businesses to sell their assets to Adani and the price Indian consumers paid for high electricity prices and airport charges to enrich the PM's cronies was investigated, he said.
