He's dodging the real questions': Cong leader KC Venugopal on PM Modi's address

Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his reply to the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmus address in Parliament on Wednesday saying that he dodged questions on the HindenburgAdani issueSpeaking to ANI on Wednesday the Congress leader said He PM Modi did not answer a single question raised by Rahul Gandhi on the Adani issue He is dodging the real questions posed by our leaderDuring his address in the Lok Sabha which spanned nearly an hourandahalf PM Modi did not make any mention of the ongoing Adani row which saw several disruptions and adjournments in both Houses of the ParliamentAlso readMumbai 27 groups urge Police to stop right wing rally aimed at inflaming communal tensionsSpeaking in the Lower House on Tuesday Rahul questioned the meteoric rise of industrialist Gautam Adani since the BJP came to power at the Centre in 2014What this country needs more than anything else is an answer from the PM on the Adani question He needs to come clean on whether he will order an inquiry into the businesses of the Adani Group in the wake of the Hindenburg report Sadly however he did not spare a single word on the Adani question today Why is he dodging and deflecting all pertinent questions raised by the Opposition Venugopal saidEarlier on Wednesday Congress MP Rahul Gandhi claimed that PM Modi was protecting industrialist AdaniSpeaking to reporters after PM Modi concluded his address at the Lok Sabha on Wednesday Rahul said I am not satisfied with the PMs speech However it has revealed the truth His speech had nothing on whether there will be an inquiry into the Adani Group in the wake of the Hindenburg report Its clear that the PM is protecting him Gautam AdaniThe Wayanad MP alleged that PM Modi did not answer any of the questions raised by himThe PM in his speech did not answer any of his questions He was shellshocked I did not raise any difficult questions They were simple questions that he dodged Rahul saidHe claimed further that if PM Modi wasnt friends with Gautam Adani he would have mentioned that an inquiry would be conducted into the latters businesses in the wake of the Hindenburg reportMeanwhile Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his speech at the Lok Sabha hit out at the previous Congress government at the Centre saying that it converted every opportunity into a crisis during its 10 years at the helm between 2004 and 2014PM Modi claimed further that the Congresss term at the helm between 2004 and 2014 was full of scamsBetween 2004 to 2014 the Indian economy suffered and inflation soared to double digits This is why if anything good happens their disappointment of the Opposition increases PM Modi said during his address in the Lower HouseHe said the Congress lost the opportunity to cash in on opportunities to take the country forward during the UPAs 10year tenure at the CentreThere were terror attacks in every part of India from Kashmir to Kanyakumari Today Indias capabilities are growing manifold But between 2004 and 2014 they frittered away an opportunity to take the country forward In fact they converted every opportunity into a crisis he saidThis 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