Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani met Karnataka Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar on the Chief Minister’s residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, on Saturday, August 23, in what Mr Shivakumar described as a “courtesy name”.
The assembly comes days after Adani Enterprises because the lowest bidder for the proposed 16.75-km Bengaluru Tunnel Highway venture with a bid of Rs 22,267 crore. The bid is greater than the Karnataka authorities’s preliminary estimate for the venture and has triggered political debate over the venture and the Congress authorities’s engagement with the Adani Group.
Sources instructed Moneycontrol that Adani had visited the Artwork of Residing Worldwide Heart off Kanakapura Highway and met Mr Shivakumar at his residence whereas returning to the airport.
Visuals confirmed Shivakumar seeing off Adani after the assembly.
Talking in regards to the assembly, Shivakumar stated nothing was mentioned in the course of the interplay. “It’s a courtesy name, other than nothing is there. They’ve been doing numerous works in our state, nothing has been mentioned,” he .
The Chief Minister stated Adani had been in search of an appointment for a very long time. “After I turned the Chief Minister for the primary time, they’ve taken, they’ve requested for an appointment for a really very long time, they only got here, it’s a courtesy name,” he stated.
The assembly, nonetheless, drew criticism from the BJP, with senior get together chief R Ashoka questioning the Congress management’s place on the Adani Group.
“Congress opposes Adani in Delhi, however helps him in Karnataka. Isn’t this a double customary?” Ashoka , asking whether or not Congress chief Rahul Gandhi had given Mr Shivakumar permission to satisfy Adani.
Ashoka accused the Karnataka authorities of “rolling out the crimson carpet” for the Adani Group.
The BJP has opposed the Bengaluru tunnel highway venture, with Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya amongst its most vocal critics. Surya has additionally approached the Karnataka Excessive Court docket difficult the venture.
The Adani Group’s participation in main initiatives in Karnataka has change into a politically contentious challenge, notably amid criticism by the Congress management of the enterprise group on the nationwide stage.
