New Delhi: A march by several opposition leaders to demand a probe into the Adani row on Wednesday was blocked by Delhi Police at Vijay Chowk soon after it started from Parliament.
Opposition MPs on Wednesday morning gathered for a meeting at the Parliament chamber of Rajya Sabha leader of the opposition and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over the Adani Group issue.
As soon as the march started, Delhi Police put up barricades to stop the protesting leaders from proceeding to the ED office.
The Opposition has been raising the Adani issue and demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Hindenburg-Adani report.
The second leg of the Budget session of Parliament resumed after a month-long break on Monday. The recess was for enabling the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees to examine the demands for grants and make reports relating to their ministries or departments.
The Parliament has also faced repeated disruptions amid the protest and ruckus in the house over regular protests by the Opposition.
Earlier on Monday, 16 parties participated in the Opposition party leaders’ meeting chaired by Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament.
Indian National Congress; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), Samajwadi Party; Janata Dal (United); Aam Admi Party; Communist Party of India (Marxist); Kerala Congress; Nationalist Congress Party; Communist Party of India; Indian Union Muslim League; Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray); Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam; Rashtriya Janata Dal; Jharkhand Mukti Morcha; Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi and the NC participated in the meeting.
The concerned report from US-based short-seller firm Hindenburg Research surfaced on January 24, claiming that the Adani Group had weak business fundamentals, and was involved in stock manipulation and accounting fraud, among others.
It is pertinent to mention that the Supreme Court set up an expert committee on the issue arising from the Hindenburg Research report on Adani Group companies. The committee will consist of six members, headed by former apex court judge Justice AM Sapre.