India’s parliament suspended temporarily after row over allegations against Adani group

Both houses of India’s parliament were temporarily suspended within minutes of opening on Thursday as opposition lawmakers disrupted proceedings for the third day this week to debate allegations against the Adani group.U.S. Officials accused Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and Adani Green managing director Vineet S Jain of paying $265 million in bribes to secure contracts to supply Indian solar power.It is accused of being part of the scheme and misleading US investors during fundraising. We want to discuss it in the Parliament. It is going to be the third day that we are demanding an answer from the prime minister,” on the Adani issue, Manikum Tagore, a lawmaker from the main opposition Congress party, which leads it, told news agency ANI. Protest against business groupSeveral opposition parties in India have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of supporting Adani and obstructing investigations against him in India, allegations both have denied. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been a staunch critic of Adani, said Gautam Adani, 62, should be arrested. Although the government has not commented on the indictment, Modi’s BJP has saidThat he has no reason to defend Adani, he said, adding that the party is not against industrialists and considers them partners in the efforts to build the country. BJP spokesperson Gopalkrishna Agarwal said on Tuesday. “Let him defend himself,” he said, adding that the law would take its course.