No State Role in Adani Unit: CM Revanth
Deccan ChronicleHyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday said that the state government cannot cancel agreements signed by previous governments with the Adani Group for setting up of a defence production unit in Hyderabad. He said it was the BJP government at the Centre had allowed 100 per cent private investments in the defence sector and it was not under the purview of the state government. Responding to calls for action against the Adani Group at a book release event on Saturday, Revanth Reddy said, "The state government has no role in this. During the event organised to release the book ‘Nuts, Bolts of War & Peace’, authored by former MLC K. Yadava Reddy at Ravindra Bharathi, several political leaders, including former CPM MLA Julakanti Ranga Reddy, voiced concerns about Adani Group’s role in manufacturing Hermes 900 missile drones, which allegedly were supplied to the Israeli military for use in attacks on Palestine.