NEW | Despite a 50% government stake, Petronet LNG remains beyond govt audit oversight—an accountability gap sharpened by its track record of dubious deals and the Gulf crisis-triggered energy crunch buffeting the country.
@paranjoygt, @anotherayush ✍️
https://t.co/cfzOir0sVy
Nasser Ali Shaban Ahli and Chang Chung-Ling, two known associates of the Adani group, secretly invested USD 3 billion in Adani group shares in India and they agreed in writing to REYL Intesa Sanpaolo that they did so because they are close to the Adanis.
https://t.co/BZmQdgrF1c
Should the fate and the future of textile industry that provides livelihoods to crores, be controlled by a few large companies? The answer is clearly an emphatic “no”.
Read the full article by @anotherayush and me in this month's edition of The New Delhi Post.
https://t.co/rfM5ONJb18
The Bihar SIR has kept 36 key election officials in place for longer than typical 3 year terms. They are still in place, even after ECI ordered transfers.
Story for @scroll_in with @parthpunter@anotherayush@Sachi_HN@t_d_h_nair and Arun Kumar Dwivedi
https://t.co/LMtjSotvta
How Bihar SIR helped 36 key poll officials overstay their terms. They continue to hold their posts as the state goes to polls – in violation of EC rules & order
Report: @AbirDasgupta101 Arun Kumar Dwivedi @parthpunter@t_d_h_nair@anotherayush Sachi Hedge
https://t.co/crFTmi0pyS
On ground in Bihar, this election looks done. Opposition workers are demoralised, ticket distribution has gone poorly. Vote chori hasn't resonated as an issue.
There is a lot of anger among people about skyrocketing bureaucratic corruption, but opposition hasn't used it.
Some excerpts from the court order on our appeal, that set aside the ex parte interim injunction.
Read the full order here: https://t.co/ka5zP6sXwg
@t_d_h_nair@Ayaskant_Das@anotherayush@paranjoygt
Led by @vrindagrover who joined from Geneva amidst her UN Commission duties from 5:30am in the morning, assisted by @NakulGandhi511 and his stellar team, @dtulsiani1 and I were honoured to be able to push back against the “Tsunami” injunction of Adani Enterprises for our clients.
Kudos to the District court judge for quashing the gag order of the Rohini court which restricted journalists from reporting on #ADANI. Shows that the judiciary is still alive in India.
Govt had used this gag order to issue a sweeping takedown order on many journalists who wrote on Adani.
Two cheers for Freedom of Speech!
#BREAKING Delhi Court quashes ex-parte gag order restraining journalists from reporting on #Adani group.
In my opinion, civil judge ought to have granted opportunity of hearing before passing an order which has impact of directing removal of articles, Court said.
India’s whistleblower law was born after govt engineer Satyendra Dubey was murdered for exposing corruption in building a highway in Bihar. 20 yrs later, the law is defunct. The message? Blow the whistle & pay the price. @paranjoygt & @anotherayush report
https://t.co/AfJ48FmVOM