Shiv Sena demands SEBI investigation into Adani matter, discussion in Parliament

The Shiv Sena faction led Uddhav Thackeray on Monday demanded an SEBI investigation into alleged stock manipulation by the Adani group and overexposure of LIC and SBI funds in shares of the group companiesIt also demanded a discussion on the issues related to the Adani group flagged in a report of the USbased short seller Hindenburg Research which has accused it of several wrongdoings such as stock manipulation and fraud The company has dismissed the allegations as nothing but a lieAlso readAdanis fraud cannot be obfuscated by nationalism HindenburgAt an allparty meeting convened by the government on the eve of the Budget Session of Parliament Shiv Sena deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Priyanka Chaturvedi raised the issue of the overarching role of the Governor being reduced to politicking and said it was a concern raised by several partiesShe also raised the issues of Indias border standoff with China and reservation for women in Parliament and state legislaturesAttended the allparty meeting convened by the parliamentary affairs minister issues raised Declared projects in Maharashtra taken away from the state Government projects also being denied to the state like MDP and Drugs Park Marathi being declared classical languageSEBIs investigation into charges of stock over pricing and over exposure of SBI and LIC must be concluded and discussed Kashmiri Pandits protesting for days and the Government of India turning a blind eye needs to be discussed in the House and 26 patrolling points on LAC being restricted should be addressed she said after the meetingIn the spirit of federal democracy the overarching role of Governor being reduced to politicking was a concern raised by several parties which is an important issue was raised Womens reservation and parliament sessions being curtailed is another important issue raised the Shiv Sena MP said in a series of tweetsSeveral opposition parties on Monday raised the Adani issue and the conduct of governors in some states ruled by them at the allparty meeting as the government asserted it was willing to discuss every matter allowed by rules and sought their cooperationWith several regional parties signalling their intention to raise these issues besides unemployment price rise and the Centres alleged bias in sharing revenue with states Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said the government has always been positive to discussing every topic but maintained that it should be held under the rules and with the Chairs permissionThis 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