Congress members give adjournment notices in Lok Sabha to discuss Adani crisis

Congress members Manickam Tagore and Manish Tewari on Thursday gave adjournment notices in the Lok Sabha to discuss the Adani Group issue and Chinese transgressions along the borderTagore the partys whip in Lok Sabha said there is an emergency situation due to diminishing shares of the Adani groupThis was followed by the Hindenburg report A significant volume of public money through SBI and LIC is locked in the Adani Group It is pertinent to discuss the matter immediately in the House leaving aside routine business The finance minister should disclose the actual condition of the loss and steps initiated by the government to save public money he said in his noticeThe House should come forward to discuss this matter and direct the government to act accordingly he saidTewari the Lok Sabha member from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab said in his notice that the House suspend Zero Hour and other businesses of the day to have a detailed discussion on the border situation with ChinaAlso Read Adani speaking of being morally correct like his Prime Mentor preaching humility CongressSince April 2020 China has engaged in what can only be described as a steady land grab Till January 16 this year 17 rounds of commanderlevel talks have taken place between India and China with little success he saidTewari said all the while China continues to build significant infrastructure including bridges roads and accommodation for its troopsChina is attempting to unilaterally change the status quo The clashes in the Tawang Sector in Arunachal Pradesh were another indication of Chinas steady aggression aimed at changing the status quo on the borderWhat is more such aggression is no longer limited in territorial scope as is evidenced by the clashes which took place in Arunachal Pradesh around 2000 km away from the place of previous clashes There is growing concern that China is unwilling to restore the status quo ante a situation that puts India at a massive disadvantage the he saidDespite this the Congress leader said Chinas large trade surplus with India has continued to surge since the military confrontations began in 2020The trade deficit for India stood at USD 10102 billion crossing the 2021 figure of USD 6938 billion I urge the government to take this matter with utmost seriousness and have a detailed discussion in Parliament with regard to the border situation with China he said urging the Speaker to take up his noticeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever