NB: Everyone has a finger in the pie.. even those who cry about corruption. What a bunch of crooks. DS
Irrespective of what happens in the US courts, it is incumbent on the Indian government to investigate the impact of the indictment on Indian businesses and policy making within the country.
An independent investigation by Parliament into the Adani bribery issue seems increasingly doubtful. Division within the Opposition and the nonchalance of the government makes the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the issue unlikely to succeed.
The indifference of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) to the Adani investigation may be better understood against the Adani Group’s promise to invest Rs10,000 crore in West Bengal over 10 years. With Adani’s investments in West Bengal expected to create 25,000 direct and indirect jobs, why will TMC chief Mamata Banerjee want to disturb the goose that lays golden eggs?
The Samajwadi Party (SP)’s reluctance is harder to explain. Its argument is that communal violence in Sambhal is a more important concern for their voters. Meanwhile, anonymous Congress Lok Sabha MPs are reportedly saying that the party’s protests in Parliament on the Adani bribery issue have no resonance with the common man.
The proposed debate on the Constitution in the Lok Sabha has provided the Congress with the face-saver that it will be an opportunity to address the Adani indictment as well. The states where officials were promised or received bribes — Andhra Pradesh (then ruled by the YSR Congress), Odisha (Biju Janata Dal), Tamil Nadu (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam), Chhattisgarh (Congress), and Jammu and Kashmir(central rule) — have not ordered inquiries into who received a share of the $265 million bribe in their jurisdiction….
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