Patna, Nov. 7 -- The Congress today alleged a Rs 62,000 crore scam in a power project in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, accusing the BJP-led Central and Bihar governments of illegally favouring the Adani Group.
AICC Media and Publicity Department chairman Pawan Khera told media that the Bihar government handed over 1,050-acre land in Pirpainti to Adani for just Re 1, allowing the company to produce electricity using Bihar's coal and sell it back to the state at around Rs 7 per unit.
Khera said former union Power Minister and senior BJP leader RK Singh's recent statements confirmed the Congress' charges. "RK Singh admitted that Adani Power would earn Rs 25,000 crore annually from this project. He also revealed that both Central and state gove...