KTR criticises Congress over double standards on Adani issue, questions Telangana investment

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress, accused the party of showing “double standards” on the Adani issue. KTR drew comparison between the Congress’s attitude towards the Adani Group nationally and the Congress government’s attitude towards it in Telangana.

His remark came shortly after the Congress announced a nationwide protest on August 22 over the Hindenburg report alleging Sebi-Adani nexus.

“Glad that the Congress had called for a nationwide protest in light of the Hindenburg Report on Adani-Sebi nexus on Aug 22, but we at BRS see through their double standards,” KTR said.

He went on to ask, “If Adani is wrong for India, why and how is he right for Telangana?”

Notably, Adani Group had inked four agreements with Telangana government in January this year to invest over Rs 12,400 crore across multiple



sectors.

KTR questioned if Rahul Gandhi would demand Telangana Chief Minister and Congress leader Revanth Reddy to roll back Adani Group’s investment in the state.

“Or is it just about convenience and not about conviction?” KTR said, taking a swipe at Congress.

He added, “BRS stands firm for Telangana's future—does Congress?”

Hindenburg Research on August 10 alleged that Sebi Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in the alleged Adani money siphoning scandal.

The allegations triggered a political slugfest, with the Congress and other INDIA bloc parties demanding her removal and a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter. The BJP, on the other hand, accused the Opposition of being a part of a conspiracy to create financial instability and chaos in India.