New Delhi: The winter session of the Rajya Sabha witnessed some stormy scenes before it was adjourned on Monday. There was a stand-off between Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar over the Gautam Adani ‘bribery issue’.
Kharge pointed out: “Sir, the discussion on Rule 267 is very important. If you suspend today’s business, we can explain the Adani bribery case that is affecting the entire country.” He added, “Modi ji is supporting him (Adani).”
Responding to it, Dhankhar dismissed all discussions under Rule 267, and said, “Nothing is going on record.”
𝐋𝐨𝐏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐲𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐣𝐮𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞:
Sir, the discussion on Rule 267 is very important. If you suspend today’s business, we can explain the Adani bribery case that is affecting the… pic.twitter.com/AFbcp1qj5m— Congress (@INCIndia) November 25, 2024
13 notices rejected under Rule 267
As many as 13 notices were rejected by Dhankhar under Rule 267. These included seven which called for a discussion on the US indictment regarding an alleged $265 million bribery payment to government officials by the Adani group.
Notwithstanding this, the Congress and Left parties raised a demand for a debate, which led to adjournment of the house for the day. After the adjournment of Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha, the Congress alleged that the government was “scared” of being exposed over Adani issue and hence, was skirting a discussion on the controversy.
Taking to X, Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh wrote: “The Modani issue rocked both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today. INDIA parties called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee investigation into the Modani scam — the case for which has been reinforced by the recent indictments of Adani’s bribery and suppression of information from Indian and American regulators.”
Earlier on Monday, INDIA bloc held a meeting before the start of the parliament session. The leaders demanded to hold discussions on the Adani indictment.
In a post on X, Kharge wrote, “We do not need monopolies and cartels to run this country. We need healthy market-driven competition in the private sector, which facilitates equal opportunities, employment and equitable distribution of wealth, catering to the inherent entrepreneurial spirit of India.”
