Congress calls government investigation into Adani-run airports an ‘eyewash’

Adani Enterprises told the Bombay Stock Exchange on Friday that the government was investigating the accounts of the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports.

Oct 15, 2023 - 00:30

Congress calls government investigation into Adani-run airports an ‘eyewash’

The Congress on Saturday said that a government investigation into two airports run by the Adani Group was merely an eyewash.

On Friday, the conglomerate’s flagship company Adani Enterprises told the Bombay Stock Exchange that the Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs was investigating the accounts of the two airports. It said that the ministry sought information about them for the period from financial years 2017-’18 to 2021-’22.

The Adani Group took over the two airports in July 2021. The Navi Mumbai airport is expected to become operational by July 2024.

On Saturday, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh that only a Joint Parliamentary Committee could reveal the truth of alleged favouritism by the Centre to the conglomerate. “This sham investigation will end up where previous Modi-era probes into the Adani group have gone – nowhere,” he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The Congress claimed that the Narendra Modi-led government was “desperately trying to save face” by showing that it was taking action against the Adani Group.

“When will the government investigate how the Adani group was awarded 6 out of 6 airports over the objections of the NITI Aayog and the Department of Economic Affairs?” Ramesh asked.