Aam Aadmi Party protesting outside Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena's house here demanding his resignation
The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) on Thursday staged a protest outside its party office here demanding a probe into the allegations of fraud made against the Adani group in the Hindenburg research report.
The protest was led by IYC National president Srinivas B V, who said that the party has been demanding a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probe or Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter.
Several youth Congress workers gathered at Raisina road and raised slogans against the Central government while holding banners, and wearing masks of Gautam Adani, and Prime Minister Modi.
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Security around the area was beefed up with the deployment of a large number of police personnel and erecting of barricades. Adani Group stocks have taken a beating on the bourses after US-based activist short-seller Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations against it, including that fraudulent transactions and share price manipulation. The group has dismissed the allegations as lies. Opposition parties, including the Congress, have alleged that the meltdown in Adani Group shares is a scam that involves common people’s money as LIC and SBI have invested in them.
