Modi has close relations with Adani, BJP got a lot of money in last 20 yrs: Congress

First India Bureau Mumbai: Congress has alleged that industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have a close relationship. Also, Adani has given a lot of money to BJP in the last 20 years. As soon as PM Modi stood up for his speech on Thursday, the Opposition raised slogans. Despite that, Modi continued his speech. But after speaking for more than an hour, he did not comment on the allegations made by Congress.

While speaking to the media on Friday, state Congress chief Nana Patole said that Modi should answer the questions asked by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. When asked about PM Modi’s Mumbai visit, Patole said, “If Prime Minister Narendra Modi is coming to Maharashtra, it is a matter of happiness for us. But during the last visit, I made him aware of the issues in Maharashtra. Now, our leader Rahul Gandhi has asked some questions in the Lok Sabha. Your relationship with the Adani group, how many contracts did you give them? How many tours were with you? How many times have they been with you before? Such questions were asked of him. But he did not answer these questions.” chief to the date given by the court and the joining of the MLAs. 10 to 15 MLAs are likely to split. There is a possibility that these MLAs will join the party in the next 15 days, before the session. The Thackeray group currently has no MLAs left. Because of this, MLAs from other parties will also come to us," claimed Kadu.

“He does not speak in Lok Sabha, but outside he says Mann ki Baat. He says that 140 crore people are with me. Then why are all the people in this country who have deposited money in LIC, Banks, are scared and confused? Modi has not been able to answer the question asked by Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha,” criticized Patole.

He is not ready to talk about farmers’ suicide, unemployment, or inflation. If he is coming to Mumbai, he is welcome. But he should give answers to the questions of farmers of Maharashtra, how to reduce unemployment and inflation?

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