Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was in the middle of an attack on industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday when a power outage disrupted his statement. Gandhi sarcastically attributed the power outage to “Adani power, Modi power”.

Hours later, BJP’s Sambit Patra hit back at Rahul Gandhi and said his colleague Jairam Ramesh might have cut the electricity instead of stopping him.

Rahul Gandhi was addressing the media in New Delhi on US prosecutors’ indictment against Adani in an alleged bribery and fraud case linked to solar power contracts. During his speech, the microphone turned off briefly. The Congress leader said sarcastically: “Adani power, Modi power, I don’t know which power. But they are the same.”

blamed Prime Minister who protects Adani “Adani ji was involved in a scam of 2,000 crore rupees but went free because the Prime Minister protected him. No investigation will be credible unless Adani is arrested and interrogated. Eventually, Narendra Modi’s name will come out because the entire financing structure of the BJP is in his hands.”

Hours later, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra held a meeting. rebuttal press conferenceHe mocks the Congress leader.

Sambit Patra said, “Rahul Gandhi keeps repeating the same three words: Adani, Ambani, cor. Today in the press conference there was a power outage and even for that he blamed Adani and Modi. This is his office, his electricity! I think Jairam Ramesh sitting next to him said, ‘Rahul “Gandhi may have cut off the electricity, thinking ‘enough is enough’.”

Patra accused Gandhi of exploiting issues like Rafale, Covid vaccines and now Adani to create confusion ahead of Parliament sessions. “This is Rahul Gandhi’s usual tactic to attack India’s institutions,” he said.

ABOUT THE ADANI BRIBERY CASE

US prosecutors indict Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and others Pays bribe of Rs 2,029 crore Between 2020 and 2024 to secure solar energy contracts. This latest controversy further compounds the challenges facing Adani Group, which has been under scrutiny ever since Hindenburg Research accused it of stock manipulation and fraud; allegations that the group has consistently denied.

Adani Group is strongly denied the allegations, It calls the accusations “unfounded” and maintains they operate with “the highest standards of governance and compliance.”

In the statement made by the group, “As stated by the US Department of Justice, the accusations in the indictment are allegations and the defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. We are exploring all legal avenues to resolve the allegations.”