Only means forward is JPC probe: Congress after man at centre of Adani-China row says he’s Taiwanese

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Congress pointed to Adani Group’s alleged China hyperlinks on Friday and asserted that the one means forward is a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe to investigate the entire associated components of the matter.

The Opposition event’s assertion acquired right here after a director in PMC Projects (India) Pvt Ltd Morris Chang, whose nationality triggered a row over the Adani group’s alleged hyperlinks with Chinese entities, acknowledged, “I am a Taiwanese citizen.” Chang was being often known as a Chinese nationwide as a result of his passport, linking the ports-to-energy conglomerate run by Gautam Adani to China.

PMC Projects (India) Pvt Ltd constructs ports, terminals, rail strains, power strains and completely different infrastructure property for Adani Group.

In an announcement, Congress widespread secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh acknowledged that inside the ‘Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun (HAHK)’ assortment beneath which the Congress posed inquiries to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the event had requested him about his “favourite business group’s links with the Chinese citizen Chang Chung-Ling (aka Lingo Chang) who has been a director in several Adani Group companies along with Vinod Adani and also made an appearance in the Panama Papers”.

“We had recognized that his son owns the Ahmedabad-based PMC Projects that has constructed ports, terminals, rail strains, power strains and completely different property for the Adani Group.

PMC was moreover alleged by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to be involved in a Rs 5,500 crore power gear over-invoicing rip-off,” Ramesh claimed.

Chang’s son Chang Chien-Ting (aka Morris Chang) has stated that he is a Taiwanese passport holder, he acknowledged.

“He has however refused to answer other questions on which projects PMC has done for the Adani Group and his firm’s role in the power equipment over-invoicing scam. His statement has no bearing on the fact that our HAHK questions all along have focused on the Chinese citizen Chang Chung-Ling and his central role in Adani Group affairs,” Ramesh acknowledged.

The undeniable fact that his son owns a company housed in an Adani-owned setting up and which builds infrastructure solely for the Adani Group solely underscores the significance of ‘HAHK’, the Congress chief acknowledged.

“Given that the PM and the Adani Group have no incentive to provide answers, the only way forward is a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate all the relevant aspects of the PM-linked Adani Maha Mega Scam,” Ramesh acknowledged.

Ramesh’s assertion acquired right here after Morris Chang, in an e-mail response to a questionnaire, acknowledged, “I am a Taiwanese citizen. My passport shows I am a citizen of the Republic of China, which is how Taiwan is officially known. It is different from China, which is officially known as the People’s Republic of China.” he acknowledged.

He, nonetheless, refused to answer questions on the duties PMC was doing with the Adani group.

“I am a well-established industrialist in Taiwan with business interests in global trading, shipping, infra projects, ship-breaking, etc,” he acknowledged.

“As far as the Adani Group is concerned, the matter is sub judice and I would refrain from commenting.” He did not elaborate.

“It might be very unfortunate that my nationality is being often known as into question and made proper right into a political state of affairs. I’ve already outlined my citizenship to you.

I’ve nothing to do with politics,” Morris acknowledged The opposition led by the Congress has been in search of a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe inside the Adani state of affairs after the Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, along with fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, in opposition to the Group.

The Gautam Adani-led group has dismissed the charges as lies, and acknowledged they regulate to all authorized pointers and disclosure requirements.

NEW DELHI: The Congress pointed to Adani Group’s alleged China hyperlinks on Friday and asserted that the one means forward is a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe to investigate the entire associated components of the matter.

The Opposition event’s assertion acquired right here after a director in PMC Projects (India) Pvt Ltd Morris Chang, whose nationality triggered a row over the Adani group’s alleged hyperlinks with Chinese entities, acknowledged, “I am a Taiwanese citizen.” Chang was being often known as a Chinese nationwide as a result of his passport, linking the ports-to-energy conglomerate run by Gautam Adani to China.

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In an announcement, Congress widespread secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh acknowledged that inside the ‘Hum Adani ke Hain Kaun (HAHK)’ assortment beneath which the Congress posed inquiries to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the event had requested him about his “favourite business group’s links with the Chinese citizen Chang Chung-Ling (aka Lingo Chang) who has been a director in several Adani Group companies along with Vinod Adani and also made an appearance in the Panama Papers”.

“We had recognized that his son owns the Ahmedabad-based PMC Projects that has constructed ports, terminals, rail strains, power strains and completely different property for the Adani Group.

PMC was moreover alleged by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to be involved in a Rs 5,500 crore power gear over-invoicing rip-off,” Ramesh claimed.

Chang’s son Chang Chien-Ting (aka Morris Chang) has stated that he is a Taiwanese passport holder, he acknowledged.

“He has however refused to answer other questions on which projects PMC has done for the Adani Group and his firm’s role in the power equipment over-invoicing scam. His statement has no bearing on the fact that our HAHK questions all along have focused on the Chinese citizen Chang Chung-Ling and his central role in Adani Group affairs,” Ramesh acknowledged.

The undeniable fact that his son owns a company housed in an Adani-owned setting up and which builds infrastructure solely for the Adani Group solely underscores the significance of ‘HAHK’, the Congress chief acknowledged.

“Given that the PM and the Adani Group have no incentive to provide answers, the only way forward is a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate all the relevant aspects of the PM-linked Adani Maha Mega Scam,” Ramesh acknowledged.

Ramesh’s assertion acquired right here after Morris Chang, in an e-mail response to a questionnaire, acknowledged, “I am a Taiwanese citizen. My passport shows I am a citizen of the Republic of China, which is how Taiwan is officially known. It is different from China, which is officially known as the People’s Republic of China.” he acknowledged.

He, nonetheless, refused to answer questions on the duties PMC was doing with the Adani group.

“I am a well-established industrialist in Taiwan with business interests in global trading, shipping, infra projects, ship-breaking, etc,” he acknowledged.

“As far as the Adani Group is concerned, the matter is sub judice and I would refrain from commenting.” He did not elaborate.

“It might be very unfortunate that my nationality is being often known as into question and made proper right into a political state of affairs. I’ve already outlined my citizenship to you.

I’ve nothing to do with politics,” Morris acknowledged The opposition led by the Congress has been in search of a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe inside the Adani state of affairs after the Hindenburg Research made a litany of allegations, along with fraudulent transactions and share-price manipulation, in opposition to the Group.

The Gautam Adani-led group has dismissed the charges as lies, and acknowledged they regulate to all authorized pointers and disclosure requirements.