PM Modi Accuses Congress of Striking Deal with Ambani-Adani and Halting Criticism

In Short

• PM Modi questions Congress’s silence on Ambani-Adani issue
• What deal has been arrived at, PM asks Congress
• Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge accuses PM of attacking ‘own friends’

During an election rally in Telangana’s Vemulawada, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on the Congress, questioning why the party had “stopped bringing up the Ambani-Adani issue overnight.”

In an apparent reference to accusations of favoritism towards certain industrialists made against him, PM Modi asked whether the Congress had “struck a deal with Ambani-Adani.”

PM Modi’s remarks indicated his suspicion surrounding the sudden cessation of criticism of Ambani and Adani by the Congress.

He went further and demanded that the Congress reveal the sum of money received from Ambani and Adani, hinting at the possibility of corruption and loot.

He asked the Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi to clarify the matter and answer to the country.

In response, Congress Chief Mallikarjun Kharge shot back, implying that PM Modi’s attack on his own friends signals his unease and the shaky grounds he stands on.

He tweeted, “Times are changing. Friends are no longer friends…! After completion of three phases of elections, today the Prime Minister has started attacking his own friends.

This shows that Modi ji’s chair is shaking. This is the real trend of the result.”

However, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra refuted PM’s claim, saying that Rahul Gandhi talks about the Ambani-Adani issue almost daily.

She further stated that the BJP has established a nexus with big industrialists and waived off loans worth Rs 16 lakh crores.

She also accused the BJP of ignoring the plight of farmers in Uttar Pradesh who committed suicide due to mounting loans.

PM Modi’s comments and the ensuing rebuttals by Congress leaders spotlight the ongoing controversies around the nexus between politics and business interests in India.

While allegations of crony capitalism and corruption have been leveled against both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress, the issue of industrial influence in politics is increasingly becoming an important election topic.