Got a call from BJP to rejoin party, says expelled leader Eshwarappa
Bengaluru: Expelled BJP leader K S Eshwarappa on Monday said he has been invited by the saffron party to rejoin it.
He, however, said he is not in a hurry to join the party and would discuss it before taking a call.
“A few BJP leaders approached me, asking to rejoin the party. I haven’t decided yet. I am not in a hurry,” Eshwarappa told reporters here.
Eshwarappa had rebelled against the party and contested the Lok Sabha election ignoring the party high command’s direction. He was defeated by former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s elder son B Y Raghavendra.
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The expelled leader, who held several key positions including the Deputy Chief Minister, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Council and the BJP state president, was upset when the party denied his son K E Kantesh a ticket in the recent Lok Sabha election to contest from Haveri Lok Sabha seat.
He opened a front against former Chief Minister and BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa and his two sons Raghavendra and BJP state president B Y Vijayendra accusing them of making BJP a ‘dynastic party’ in Karnataka.
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Adani, nephew not charged under US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: Adani Green
New Delhi: Billionaire Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have not been charged with any violations of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in the indictment filed by US authorities in a court in a bribery case, the Adani Group said on Wednesday.
Gautam Adani, founder chairman of the ports-to-energy conglomerate, Sagar Adani and another key executive, Vneet Jaain, have been charged by the US Department of Justice with being part of an alleged scheme to pay USD 265 million in bribes to Indian officials to win contracts for supply of solar electricity that would yield USD 2 billion profit over a 20-year period.
In a stock exchange filing, Adani Green Energy Ltd, which is at the centre of the bribery allegations, said reports claiming that the three have been charged with FCPA violations "are incorrect".
They have been charged with offences that are punishable with a monetary fine or penalty.
"Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain have not been charged with any violation of the FCPA in the counts set forth in the indictment of the US DOJ or civil complaint of the US SEC.
"These directors have been charged on three counts in the criminal indictment, namely (i) alleged securities fraud conspiracy, (ii) alleged wire fraud conspiracy, and (iii) alleged securities fraud," the filing said.
The Adani Group has denied all allegations and said it will take all possible legal recourse to defend itself.
A criminal indictment has been filed before the United States District Court Eastern District of New York by the Department of Justice in the case of USA against Gautam Adani, Sagar Adani and Vneet Jaain.
"The indictment does not specify any quantum of any fine/penalty," the company said.
The civil complaint alleges that the executives violated certain sections of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Act of 1934, and aided and abetted Adani Green Energy Limited's violation of the Acts, it said.
"Although the complaint prays for an order directing the defendants to pay civil monetary penalties, it does not quantify the amount of penalty," it said.
