Compromised PM didn't sign trade deal with U.S., but a bargain for Adani's release: Rahul

Congress person Rahul Gandhi connected Friday (May 15, 2026) accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of signing a commercialized woody with the U.S. lone to unafraid the "release" of billionaire businessman Gautam Adani.

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"Compromised PM did not onslaught a commercialized deal, but a bargain for Adani's release," Mr. Gandhi said successful a station successful Hindi connected X, aft reports that the U.S. has agreed to settee the suit that accused Adani of hiding alleged bribery.

The U.S. authorities has agreed to settee the suit filed against Adani, who is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company's immense star vigor task successful India was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme, according to tribunal filings published connected Thursday (May 14).

Reacting to the reports, Congress wide caput in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said it was present wide wherefore the PM agreed to the "hopelessly one-sided Indo-US commercialized woody that was truly a bargain by the US".

"And it is besides wide wherefore helium abruptly halted Operation Sindoor connected May 10, 2025, acting connected President Trump's threats alternatively than connected our nationalist interest. Reportedly, the Trump Administration is astir to driblet each charges of corruption against Modani," helium said connected X.

"How overmuch much compromised tin the PM get?" Ramesh asked.

In the suit filed successful precocious 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission accused Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani, who is simply a manager astatine the group's renewable vigor portion Adani Green Energy Ltd, of agreeing to wage astir USD 265 cardinal successful bribes to Indian authorities officials betwixt astir 2020 and 2024 to get lucrative star vigor proviso contracts connected presumption that expected to output USD 2 cardinal of nett implicit 20 years.

It was alleged successful the suit that Adani Group raised $2 cardinal successful loans and bonds, including from U.S. firms, connected the backs of mendacious and misleading statements related to the firm's anti-bribery practices and policies.

The ports-to-energy conglomerate had denied the allegations.