Congress had earlier announced that it will hold a nationwide agitation on August 22. Pics/Atul Kamble
The announcement was made after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge held a meeting with all general secretaries, state unit chiefs and AICC state in-charges
The Congress is demanding SEBI Chief Madhabi Puri Buch's resignation and a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe
The announcement of nationwide protests by Congress comes as the party gears up for the upcoming round of assembly polls
The meeting was also held to discuss organisational matters and various issues of national importance for election preparedness
"The shocking revelations of a nexus between the SEBI and Adani needs a thorough investigation. The money of small investors in the stock market cannot be jeopardised," Mallikarjun Kharge had earlier said in a post on X after the meeting
We convened a meeting of AICC General Secretaries, In-charges and Pradesh Congress Committee Presidents to discuss Organisational matters and various issues of national importance for election preparedness
The Modi government must immediately seek the resignation of the SEBI chairperson and constitute a JPC in this regard, he had earlier said
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 have triggered a political slugfest with the Congress and other INDIA bloc parties demanding her removal and a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe while the BJP accused the opposition of being a part of a conspiracy to create financial instability and chaos in India
The Adani Group termed the allegations malicious and based on manipulation of select public information. The company said it had no commercial relationship with the SEBI chairperson or her husband
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