The withdrawal by Adani Enterprises of its fully subscribed Follow-on Public Offer (FPO) has only put more spotlight on the alleged ‘largest corporate fraud’ pulled off by billionaire Gautam Adani and his flagship firm. On Thursday, a combative Opposition called for a probe by a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC), or investigation by a team under the supervision of the Chief Justice of India (CJI).
The FPO was called off late last night, just hours after the presentation of the annual Union budget, and a day after the offer got fully-subscribed.
Here are the latest developments:
(1.) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has sought details from banks on their exposure to the Adani Group, reports said, adding that the information being sought by the central bank includes details of collateral being used to back loans, and indirect exposure that banks may have.
(2.) Opposition MPs disrupted proceedings in both Houses of Parliament, leading to multiple adjournments. Eventually, Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were both adjourned for the day.
(3.) Earlier, in a joint press conference, opposition parties called for setting up of a JPC to probe allegations against the industrialist. If a JPC is not possible, a team under the supervision of the CJI should investigate this issue, they proposed.
