Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Their silence ominous, says Chidambaram on demand to probe PM Modi's 'Ambani-Adani' jibe

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Business News/ Politics / News/ Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Their soundlessness ominous, says Chidambaram connected request to probe PM Modi's 'Ambani-Adani' jibe

2 min read 10 May 2024, 12:32 PM IST

Written By Gulam Jeelani

Chidambaram raises concerns implicit PM Modi and FM Sitharaman's soundlessness connected Rahul Gandhi's telephone for probe into PM Modi's allegation astir achromatic wealth received by Congress from industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

Congress MP P Chidambaram astatine Parliament House analyzable during Budget Session (PTI)

Congress person P Chidambaram connected May 10 questioned the soundlessness of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman implicit Rahul Gandhi’s request of enquiry into the Prime Minister’s allegation that the expansive aged enactment has received "tempo loads of achromatic money" from industrialists Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani.

The soundlessness of the 2 leaders is ominous, said the erstwhile Union Minister, Chidambaram.

"The Hon'ble Prime Minister had made a precise superior allegation: that 2 salient industrialists person tempo-filling quantities of currency and they were delivered to the Congress party. Coming from the Hon'ble Prime Minister, this allegation has to beryllium viewed with utmost seriousness. Mr Rahul Gandhi has demanded an enquiry by the CBI oregon ED. The request for an enquiry is perfectly justified," Chidambaram said successful a station connected X (formerly Twitter) connected May 10.

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The erstwhile Union Home Minister was referring to, PM Modi questioning the “sudden" soundlessness of Congress leaders connected (Mukesh) Ambani and (Gautam) Adani successful this (Lok Sabha) election.

Addressing an predetermination rally earlier this week, PM Modi asked if the Congress was receiving "tempo loads of achromatic money" from Ambani and Adani. "Since the Rafale contented grounded, they started talking astir 5 industrialists. Then they started talking astir Ambani and Adani. I privation to inquire the Shehzada (Rahul Gandhi) of the Congress from the ungraded of Telangana, however overmuch achromatic wealth person they received from Adani, Ambani?" Modi asked successful a rally successful Telangana connected May 9.

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Responding to PM Modi's allegation, Congress person Rahul Gandhi had demanded a probe by cardinal investigating agencies. Chidambaram called the request justified.

“Why has the Hon'ble Prime Minister (the Minister for CBI) gone quiescent successful the past 24 hours? Why has the Hon'ble Finance Minister (the Minister for ED) not responded to the request for an enquiry? Their soundlessness is ominous," helium said.

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Published: 10 May 2024, 12:32 PM IST