JPC imperative to probe 'massive scandal': Kharge after Hindenburg allegations

In the wake of US short-seller Hindenburg Research’s allegations against SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) inquiry is imperative to probe this “massive scandal”.

He alleged that until a JPC inquiry probes the issue, concerns persist that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to “shield his ally, compromising India’s Constitutional institutions, painstakingly built over seven decades”.

The Congress said the government must act immediately to eliminate all conflicts of interest in the regulator’s investigation of the Adani Group and reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the matter.