Rahul Gandhi demands JPC to examine role of PM Modi and Amit Shah in stock market crash
The HinduCongress leader Rahul Gandhi on June 6 alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were “directly involved” in what he described as the “biggest stock market scam” in which retail investors lost ₹30 lakh crore, and demanded a joint parliamentary committee probe into it. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, he also said stock markets rose after “fake” exit polls and then crashed the day Lok Sabha polls votes were counted on June 4. “For first time we noted that during polls, Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commented on the stock market,” he said. The impunity with which the Prime Minister was working has changed now.” The Congress leader said, “We have noted that for the first time that Prime Minister, Home Minister, Finance Minister commented on the stock markets.” He further said, “PM Modi spoke twice and Home Minister Amit Shah said people should buy stocks before June 4.” Gandhi reiterated that “On May 13, Union Home MInister Amit Shah asked the people to buy stock before June 4.