Why is Modi government scared of forming JPC to probe into Adani affair, asks Maken

Senior Congress leader Ajay Maken on Friday asked why the Narendra Modi government was “scared” of forming a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe into the Adani-Hindenburg row, stressing that the issue of handing over strategic sectors like airports and ports to a company was linked to the country’s national security.

The BJP-ruled Centre’s “dealings” with the Adani Group smacks of “crony capitalism” and the creation of “government-sponsored private monopolies”, he said and claimed that giving the control of airports and ports to a company like Adani is “the biggest threat for our country”.

The Congress leader said that the Adani Group enjoys 30 per cent of the port capacity and 40 per cent of the container capacity of the country.