Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Friday criticised the style by which the demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into allegations towards the Adani Group has been rejected by the Centre, saying it was unlikely within the Atal Bihari Vajpayee period. He stated that the problems raised by the Opposition have been heard by then former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
“The voices of all, together with the opposition, have been heard in these occasions. No less than the federal government ought to have the decency to listen to the opposition out,” he stated.
Nitish Kumar was chatting with media individuals after he paid tribute to former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur on his loss of life anniversary.
The Janata Dal (United) chief additionally criticised the Narendra Modi-led central authorities over the Revenue Tax ‘survey’ at BBC places of work in Delhi and Mumbai.
When his consideration was drawn to the truth that the IT division’s survey has come shortly after a documentary produced by the BBC on the Gujarat riots, Kumar responded with a wry smile.
“They (the BBC) have such a large community. They’ve been in every single place for therefore lengthy. If the motion (IT raids) is a results of their work, then it’s a clear indication that these folks (the ruling dispensation) can brook no criticism,” stated Kumar, who had dumped the BJP almost six months in the past.
He additionally claimed, “I’ve by no means had any issues with any adversarial media protection. I consider in doing my job. For us, it’s the people who find themselves supreme (Janata maalik hai).”
The opposition has been making an attempt to nook the Modi authorities over two points – allegations of inventory manipulation and fraud towards Gautam Adani in a scathing report by US brief vendor Hindenburg Analysis and a BBC documentary important of Narendra Modi’s function in Gujarat riots.
Earlier this week, tax authorities launched a probe on the BBC India places of work weeks after the British broadcaster the documentary concerning the 2002 Gujarat riots, which the federal government had dismissed as propaganda.
“The revenue tax authorities have left our places of work in New Delhi and Mumbai,” the BBC stated in an announcement posted on Twitter late Thursday. “We’re supporting employees – a lot of whom have confronted prolonged questioning or been required to remain in a single day – and their welfare is our precedence.”