Leaders of 18 opposition parties will meet tomorrow to chalk out strategy on the Adani issue, according to sources. Congress leaders have been demanding a JPC on Adani after US short seller Hindenburg Research alleged the Adani group was “engaged in a brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud”, and used offshore shell companies to inflate stock prices. Opposition has also been demanding ED and CBI raids against Gautam Adani.
However, as per sources the opposition has decided to change the strategy and is going to offer Adani Rajya Sabha seat to bring him in the opposition. “Once he’s in opposition he will be raided by CBI and ED, so we are going to offer him Rajya Sabha seat from an opposition ruled state after tomorrow’s meeting” said one of the opposition leaders.
While Gautam Adani has no political ambition as of now but a lady journalist close to Adani has told The Fauxy that the Adani is thinking about accepting the offer as he can’t decline the offer straightaway since his many projects are in opposition ruled states.
Adani companies share price further dipped on Tuesday owing to collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. Earlier Adani offered to buy Hindenburg Research company but the deal couldn’t go through. Read here.
