'Jo Darte Hain...': Congress President Kharge Says Centre Afraid Of JPC On Adani Issue. WATCH

Mallikarjun Kharge claimed the reason behind no JPC so far was that the Centre is afraid of the outcome.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with opposition leaders addressing media in Parliament complex.

Source : PTI

Parliament Budget Session: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday addressed the media after a ruckus by the opposition leaders halted the proceedings of Parliament. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 4 PM and  2 PM respectively. Kharge charged at PM Modi saying that 'he is destroying the democracy bit by bit'.

Kharge recalled all the questions that Rahul Gandhi raised in the Lok Sabha on the Adani issue. He asked why the Centre was afraid of constituting a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to conduct a probe into the Adani issue. Kharge claimed the reason behind no JPC so far was that the Centre is afraid of the outcome and 'Jo darte hain wo kabi na kabhi marte bhi hai (those who fear, definitely die someday)'.

मोदी जी आप JPC से क्यों डर रहे हैं?

आप तो बहुमत में हैं, JPC में BJP के ही लोग ज्यादा होंगे।

आप डर रहे हैं, इसका साफ मतलब है कि दाल में कुछ काला है।

: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष व राज्यसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष श्री @kharge pic.twitter.com/prFzHmb5jf

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 27, 2023

He said, "Why are we here in black clothes? We want to show that PM Modi is ending democracy in the country. He first finished autonomous bodies, then they put up their own govt everywhere by threatening those who had won polls. Then they used ED, CBI to use bend those who didn't bow."

हम काले कपड़ों में क्यों आए हैं?

हम दिखाना चाहते हैं कि PM मोदी लोकतंत्र को खत्म कर रहे हैं।

पहले स्वायत्त निकायों का खात्मा फिर चुनाव जीतने वालों को डराकर सरकार बना ली। जो नहीं झुके उनपर ED-CBI का इस्तेमाल किया।

: कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष, राज्यसभा में नेता प्रतिपक्ष श्री @kharge pic.twitter.com/Tp1P1Il13q

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 27, 2023

Congress-led opposition parties on Monday took out a march from the Gandhi statue in Parliament demanding a JPC probe in Adani issue and over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as Lok Sabha MP.

अडानी महाघोटाले और मोदी सरकार की तानाशाही के खिलाफ संयुक्त विपक्ष का संसद परिसर में गांधी प्रतिमा के सामने प्रदर्शन। pic.twitter.com/WSpWK7nEmO

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 27, 2023

Mallikarjun Kharge said that Rahul Gandhi asked PM Modi why he takes Adani with him, why he allows him to meet other leaders and the business community when on tour, and how Adani reaches where the Prime Minister has an official visit. Kharge alleged that the Centre was fearful of answering these questions and instead chose to disqualify Rahul Gandhi to save itself.

WATCH: LoP Rajya Sabha & Congress President Shri @Kharge addresses media at Vijay Chowk, New Delhi. https://t.co/DzzYoNQOaI

— Congress (@INCIndia) March 27, 2023

Kharge took a jibe at the Centre and said that JPC will eventually have more members from the ruling dispensation and still they are afraid of it. He claimed that all parties have come together to ask for the JPC on it.