Union home minister Amit Shah claimed that the BJP has nothing to fear or hide regarding the Hindenburg- Adani controversy despite opposition demands for a joint parliamentary committee to look into the issue.
“The Supreme Court has taken cognisance of the matter. As a minister, if the SC is seized of the matter it is not right for me to comment. But in this case, there is nothing for the BJP to hide and nothing to be afraid of,” Shah said in an interview.
He forcefully rejected the charge of “crony capitalism” against the Centre, saying not a single case has been found or proven against the BJP government. “On the contrary, scams worth £120 billion took place during the UPA (tenure),” he said.
Shah declined to comment when asked about Rahul Gandhi's decision to devote his whole speech in the Lok Sabha to the Adani controversy during the discussion of the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, claiming that it was completely the Congress leader's lookout.
Shah denied the claim that government investigation agencies were being used improperly. "They should go in court and present their case; courts are not under our control. Even in Pegasus, I had proposed that they visit the court, and after a search, there was nothing discovered.
The home minister also dismissed Congress protests over the expunction of remarks made by Rahul Gandhi and Malikarjun Kharge in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, sayhing that this was pretty standard while also emphasising that speeches in Parliament have to conform to rules.