Will act on 'irregularities': Andhra CM on Adani case

Congress demands JPC probe; BJP says DMK, BJD, YSRCP are 'close to Cong'

- ARCHIS MOHAN & SHINE JACOB

The political contestation over the US authorities charging billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani and his seven associates with defrauding American investors and paying bribes to government officials in India continued on Friday.

The Congress' state units held press conferences in their respective state capitals, demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe on the issue.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said his party would raise the issue in Parliament.

"As he (Adani) is in India, action should be taken against him, he should be arrested," he said.

"If he (Adani) does things in a legal manner, we have no objection.

The government land is being taken, and based on those assets, loans worth thousands of crore are offered by government banks.

As he is doing all these things, we feel the government is fully protecting and helping him, and through him, they (BJP) are obtaining help or benefits for their party," Kharge said.