By D N Singh (Exclusive)
Two interesting cases of alleged scams those have hogged the limelight: One that is under investigation and the alleged main accused is behind the bars.
Today his(Manish Sisodia”s) bail plea dimissed by the apex court further worsening the plights of Delhi’s former Excise Minister.
He has been pinned down over 100 to 200 crore relatable to extending benefits to outside parties.
Now Adani
It is alleged that “mountain of lies” have fallen post the present political dispensation had allegedly granted extraordinary favour to the ‘Controversial tycoon’ Gautam Adami to boost his coal business.
“After Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office had ascertained that a particular regulation handing over coal blocks to the private sector was ‘inappropriate’ and lacked transparency, his government made an exception.”
Post the Hindenburg Research published a report about the Adani Group, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh sought to exploit the precarious situation to target the Modi government.
On Thursday (February 2), he wrote a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, demanding the confiscation of the passport of businessman Gautam Adani. He further accused the Adani Group of committing fraud and peddling lies.
“Adani’s mountain of lies and fraud is crumbling like a pack of cards. Crores of investors in the country are worried. Those who have invested in LIC, and SBI because both of them have given loans worth crores of rupees. The Prime Minister should come forward and address the issue,” Sanjay Singh of AAP alleged
Singh further added, “The Finance Minister should tell what the RBI, ED, and CBI are doing. Why is the government silent on such huge corruption?”
Singh also claimed that entities such as Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) and State Bank of India (SBi) continue to invest in the Adani Group, despite allegations of ‘money laundering’ and ‘theft’.
Every municipal ward had 2-3 liquor vendors operating in the area. The private liquor shops were allowed to attract crowds by offering discounts on the Maximum Retail Price (MRP). They could deliver liquor at home, and even keep shops open till 3 am in the morning.
That was a brief comparison of two scams of which one is being banged through the mainstream media annihilating Sisodia and company and the all the agencies must be busy computing the details. Sisodia is already in jail.
Whereas, in the case of Hindenburg Research report , the media follow ups appear languid and reporting shrill and without any barbs.
There has to be some compelling reason, be it political or fear of lies of Adani getting exposed.
If Sisodia was the architect of the Excise scam, the latter is already in jail and if proved guilty must face the consequences.
But in case of allegations against Adanis, the perplexing inacivities are more appalling. He too can destroy evidences and scare ones on the other side of the fence.
