Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Friday as opposition MPs protested the rejection of adjournment notices for a discussion on allegations against the Adani Group, and the violence in Manipur and Sambhal. The House will meet again on Monday. Soon after laying of listed papers in the morning session, Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he had received 17 notices for adjournment of scheduled business under Rule 267 of the House. The Chairman said he was rejecting all the notices. This led to a protest by several opposition MPs who began raising slogans. Expressing anguish, Dhankhar said, "I call upon you (MPs) for deep reflection. Rule 267 is being weaponised as a mechanism of disruption". The remark was protested by opposition MPs including those belonging to the Congress. Before adjourning the proceedings for the day, he said similar issues had been raised repeatedly, leading to a loss of three working days. The notices from MPs belonging to opposition parties were
Congress MPs have continuously sought to discuss the Adani indictment in the Lok Sabha since the start of the winter session on November 25
The Adani Group holds a 70 per cent stake in Haifa port in northern Israel and is involved in military drone production, with plans for manufacturing commercial semiconductors
US allegations, denied by the company, are that Gautam Adani's colossal ports-to-energy conglomerate paid bribes to secure power sales and made misleading disclosures
In a regulatory filing today, Adani Green Energy stated that the allegations against its executives Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani, and Vneet Jaain were incorrect.
US prosecutors charged Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani who is director at Adani Green, and six others in running an alleged bribery scheme
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said businessman Gautam Adani should be arrested after his indictment in the US and accused the government of protecting him. Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said when hundreds of people are arrested on "tiny" charges in the country, why is Adani not in jail? The reiteration by Gandhi comes hours after the Adani Group said the billionaire and his nephew Sagar Adani have not been charged with any violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment filed by US authorities in a court in a bribery case. The duo has been charged with securities fraud that involves levy of monetary penalties. "You think the Adanis are going to accept the charges. Which world are you living in? Obviously, he is going to deny the charges," Gandhi said when asked about the denial of charges by the Adani Group. "The point is he has to be arrested. As we have said, hundreds of pe
Adani Green has denied media reports claiming Adani executives were charged with bribery and corruption, clarifying that the charges relate to wire and securities fraud
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Andhra Pradesh's state government was digging into all the internal files from the previous administration, under which the alleged misconduct took place
Jairam Ramesh noted that the opposition parties will also demand a discussion on Manipur and Nagaland
The issue, which could raise as much as $500 million, is the first since the Adani crisis and will test global appetite for Indian high yield credit following the allegations against Adani
In March 2023, GQG invested in five companies of the Adani group, including flagship Adani Enterprises, Adani Ports & SEZ, Adani Green, Adani Energy Solutions, and Ambuja Cements
The scandal has also raised concerns about market and public disclosure lapses by Adani Group
Earlier, Congress MP Manickam Tagore B also announced that he would also move for an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge is expected to decide the strategy
Sector majors are likely to shy away from SECI tenders, stating that Letters of Allocation (LoA) are no longer a gold standard
Adani Group has denied any wrongdoing and said it would seek all possible legal recourse to defend itself
Meanwhile, among private banks, who only 4 per cent share in Adani group's debt, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, IDBI Bank, and IndusInd Bank, and others have substantial exposure to the group
Exchanges have sought clarification from the group entities on LODR-related lapses, if any