Don’t make allegations with out proof: Speaker Birla tells Cong MP
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NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday warned members towards making allegations with out proof after a Congress MP accused the federal government of favouring industrialist Gautam Adani.
The Speaker additionally mentioned the controversy on the President’s handle shouldn’t be centred round one particular person.
As the Lok Sabha debated the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Congress MP from Nalgonda, Telangana, N Uttam Kumar Reddy talked about Adani and reiterated the Opposition’s demand for a probe following the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group.
“In the last 10 days, 10 lakh crore of market capitalisation has collapsed. Government should agree to our demand for a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) or a Supreme Court-monitored probe,” Reddy mentioned.
He charged that the federal government favoured Adani, prompting the Speaker to say that the MP shouldn’t make allegations with out proof.
“You are speaking without facts and evidence. You should maintain the decorum of the House,” Birla mentioned. Reddy, nonetheless, mentioned he has proof and can current it to the House.
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“We are discussing the President’s address but we are talking about only one person here. Maybe you like it, but the country does not,” Birla mentioned.
“There is a difference between criticism and making allegations. You should criticise, but if you are making an allegation there should be evidence,” he mentioned.
Participating within the debate on Tuesday, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the meteoric rise in Adani’s fortunes occurred after the BJP got here to energy in 2014 as he rose within the world wealthy record from the 609th to the second spot finally.
The Congress chief’s remarks drew a pointy response from the treasury benches, with Law Minister Kiren Rijiju asking him to not stage “wild allegations” and furnish proof of his claims.
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday warned members towards making allegations with out proof after a Congress MP accused the federal government of favouring industrialist Gautam Adani.
The Speaker additionally mentioned the controversy on the President’s handle shouldn’t be centred round one particular person.
As the Lok Sabha debated the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, Congress MP from Nalgonda, Telangana, N Uttam Kumar Reddy talked about Adani and reiterated the Opposition’s demand for a probe following the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group.
“In the last 10 days, 10 lakh crore of market capitalisation has collapsed. Government should agree to our demand for a JPC (Joint Parliamentary Committee) or a Supreme Court-monitored probe,” Reddy mentioned.
He charged that the federal government favoured Adani, prompting the Speaker to say that the MP shouldn’t make allegations with out proof.
“You are speaking without facts and evidence. You should maintain the decorum of the House,” Birla mentioned. Reddy, nonetheless, mentioned he has proof and can current it to the House.
OPINION | Defending Adani, critiquing Hindenburg
“We are discussing the President’s address but we are talking about only one person here. Maybe you like it, but the country does not,” Birla mentioned.
“There is a difference between criticism and making allegations. You should criticise, but if you are making an allegation there should be evidence,” he mentioned.
Participating within the debate on Tuesday, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the meteoric rise in Adani’s fortunes occurred after the BJP got here to energy in 2014 as he rose within the world wealthy record from the 609th to the second spot finally.
The Congress chief’s remarks drew a pointy response from the treasury benches, with Law Minister Kiren Rijiju asking him to not stage “wild allegations” and furnish proof of his claims.
