Adani group tried to enter Delhi's power sector too: AAP MP

AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Thursday attacked Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, on Thursday after the US indicted him for bribery. He claimed the Adani group had tried to enter Delhi's power sector but was stopped by the then Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

The industrialist has been charged by US prosecutors for allegedly being part of a scheme to pay about Rs 2,100 crore bribe to Indian officials in exchange of favourable terms for solar power contracts.

The senior AAP leader said Adani Green Energy was given contracts in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and several other states.

“They even tried to enter Delhi during Arvind Kejriwal’s tenure, to establish Adani Green Energy with bribes, but being an honest leader, he did not let Adani exploit the people of Delhi. If Arvind Kejriwal hadn’t stopped them, the people of Delhi would have also been burdened with high electricity prices,” Singh said.

Warning the people of Delhi, the AAP MP said that if the BJP came to power in Delhi, residents would face similar kind of exploitation. “If BJP comes to power, they will loot Delhi’s people too. Rest assured, we will raise this issue in the parliamentary session,” he added.

Further attacking the BJP, Singh said, “In India, the government has done nothing. BJP leaders scream about honesty and integrity, but they stand by Adani, who has been exposed for looting the public,” he said.

Sanjay Singh said, “The Supreme Court should summon PM Modi and question him about why Rs 20,000 crore from the public exchequer was looted under the guise of electricity supply. Without the collusion of the PM and his government, this loot couldn’t have been possible.”