Demand of JPC probe into Adani issue figures in Congress's economic resolution

The Congress is against "government-facilitated" private monopolies and not any person rising from a humble background to become the world's second richest, the party said on February 25 as it reiterated its demand for a joint parliamentary committee probe into the Adani-Hindenburg issue. Addressing the session before submitting the resolution for its passage, senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister P. Chidambaram said going forward the party's economic policies will create work and wealth but will ensure that it is equitably distributed so that the bottom 50% of the population get most of the benefits for the next 10-20 years. "We must not flinch we must not be afraid to openly declare that from this day onwards the Congress' economic policies will create work, create wealth but will ensure that it is equitably distributed so that the bottom 50% of the population gets most of the benefits in the next 10-20 years," Mr. Chidambaram said. The Congress asserted that it is not against any person rising from a humble place to become the second richest person in the world, but is certainly against "government-facilitated private monopolies", the resolution said.