INDIA MPs wear jackets reading 'Modi-Adani ek hai', SP-Trinamool skip protest

The Congress and other opposition parties held a protest in the Parliament complex on Thursday over the Gautam Adani bribery case. Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party again stayed away from this show.

Trinamool MP Kirti Azad said the party had other issues to highlight but underlined that the opposition was united in their strategy on the floor of Parliament. Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav also gave an evasive response. "Where are we not together in protest? We are together," he said.

Congress and other opposition MPs continued their protest in Parliament over the US indictment of Adani in a bribery and fraud case. The MPs, including Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, were seen wearing jackets that had "Modi Adani Ek Hai, Adani safe hai" printed on them. Reiterating his claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was shielding Adani, Rahul Gandhi said, "PM Modi can't get Adani investigated because if he does that, he would be getting himself investigated... Modi aur Adani ek hain."

Priyanka Gandhi demanded a discussion on the issue in Parliament and a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress and some other opposition parties have also demanded a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe into the dealings of the Adani Group.

US prosecutors have accused Adani of promising bribes to Indian government officials for securing solar power contracts between 2020-2024. The Adani Group has dismissed all allegations as "baseless".

Last week, Parliament proceedings have been stalled amid protests by opposition parties over the Adani issue and violence in Sambhal during a mosque survey.