{"id":341882,"date":"2023-02-10T10:16:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=341882"},"modified":"2023-02-10T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:47:14","slug":"parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-adani-group-by-the-joint-parliamentary-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-adani-group-by-the-joint-parliamentary-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliament reiterated its demand for a probe into the Adani Group by the Joint Parliamentary Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"941\" height=\"627\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-Adani-Group-by-the-Joint-Parliamentary-Committee.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-341883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/02\/Parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-Adani-Group-by-the-Joint-Parliamentary-Committee.jpg 941w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/02\/Parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-Adani-Group-by-the-Joint-Parliamentary-Committee-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/02\/Parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-Adani-Group-by-the-Joint-Parliamentary-Committee-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/02\/Parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-Adani-Group-by-the-Joint-Parliamentary-Committee-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2023\/02\/Parliament-reiterated-its-demand-for-a-probe-into-the-Adani-Group-by-the-Joint-Parliamentary-Committee-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New Delhi: Opposition parties&#8217; MPs stage a protest over Adani row at the Gandhi statue in the Parliament complex, in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (PTI Photo\/Kamal Kishore) (PTI02_06_2023_000032B)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New Delhi The Opposition on Friday in the Parliament reiterated its demand for a probe into the Adani Group by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The group has been accused by a US firm in its report of stock manipulation and accounting fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as the proceedings began on Friday at the Upper House, the Opposition MPs started raising slogans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both the Opposition and Treasury benches indulged in sloganeering during the Opposition MPs&#8217; address in the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slogans such as &#8220;Modi-Modi&#8221; and &#8220;We want JPC&#8221; were raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dhankhar, who disapproved of the commotion, lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party&#8217;s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, saying his behaviour was &#8220;under the scanner&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MPs of the Opposition parties, including the Congress, reached the Well of the House, and raised slogans when their demands were not met.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vice President also appealed to the MPs to return to their seats, while calling out several Congress parliamentarians, including K.C. Venugopal, Randeep Surjewala, Deepender Hooda, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naming the MPs, Dhankhar wanted them to be kept out of the proceedings of the House. However, the Congress MPs eventually went back to their respective seats following the V-P&#8217;s appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Congress MPs who sought inclusion of excerpts of its national party president Mallikarjun Kharge&#8217;s speech in the proceedings walked out of the Upper House when their demand was not accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Addressing Dhankhar, the Congress president said: &#8220;I will definitely speak my heart out even if my membership (of the House) is cancelled. We are upset with the government&#8230; not you.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, Kharge said that parts of his speech were removed despite the absence of any objectionable words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kharge also repeated his statement which had been removed from the proceedings of the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this, Dhankhar again asked for that statement to be removed from the proceedings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi The Opposition on Friday in the Parliament reiterated its demand for a probe into the Adani Group by the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The group has been accused by a US firm in its report of stock manipulation and accounting fraud. 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