Amit Shah challenges Congress to move court amid Adani Row

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has "nothing to hide or fear" after the Congress accused the ruling party of favoring business tycoon Gautam Adani. Shah also dared the Congress to take the matter to court, saying the grand old party had leveled similar false allegations against Pegasus.

Amit Shah argued that it would not be appropriate for him to comment on the ongoing row after the collapse of Adani shares over a matter that is under litigation, yet launched a spirited defense of the BJP as it is dogged by allegations of cronyism and cronyism. capitalism. "The Supreme Court has taken cognizance of the matter. As a minister, if the Supreme Court is seized of the matter, it is not right for me to comment. But in this, there is nothing for the BJP to hide and nothing to be afraid of," Shah told.

The backlash from the BJP stalwart came after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi linked Adani's meteoric rise to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rise to power, saying the "magic" happened after 2014, moving the businessman from 609th to second on the global rich list. Rahul Gandhi has made a number of allegations, including that Prime Minister Modi helped Adani win foreign contracts in various sectors. He also asked how much money Adani had given to the BJP in the last 20 years, including through electoral bonds.

Targeting the Congress, Shah pointed out that the party had leveled similar allegations against the Center when the Pegasus spyware row broke out. He called on Congress to provide evidence of his claims in court. “Why don’t they go to court? When Pegasus issue was raised, I had said go with proof to court, but they didn't. They only know how to create noise. Court toh humaare kabze mein nahin hai (The courts are not under our control),” he said. 

A report by US firm Hindenburg Research into the Adani Group's business practices and the resulting plunge in the conglomerate's shares has set off a political showdown as a united opposition has attacked the BJP-led Center and Prime Minister Modi over their alleged links to its founder Gautam Adani. . Opposition parties have raised questions about the investment of LIC and other public sector banks in the Adani group. The government denied the allegations.