Report: India's Modi Allowed ‘Inappropriate’ Adani Coal Deals
The Facts
According to an investigation conducted by the nonprofit The Reporters Collective and published by Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Indian PM Narendra Modi’s admin. granted favor to Adani Enterprises Ltd. to mine from a block holding more than 450M tons of coal, despite ruling that giving coal blocks to the private sector was "inappropriate."
The report alleges that the government didn't explain why it made an exception for Adani, which has reportedly allowed it to mine over 80M tons of coal, while others were excluded.
The Spin
Narrative A
The Modi government turned a blind eye to corruption and enabled India’s richest man to exploit loopholes. Modi was warned numerous times about potential corruption and chose not to investigate private companies exploiting his coal mining auction law. Modi does whatever he can to enrich his wealthy friends, and he must answer for his actions.
Narrative B
While the opposition tries to smear the BJP with baseless claims, many of its own leaders continue to be under severe scrutiny for their coal scams. Just recently, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the homes of several opposition Congress leaders for their connections to both money laundering and coal mining scams in the state of Chhattisgarh.
