{"id":621,"date":"2026-08-12T03:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=621"},"modified":"2026-08-12T03:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T03:53:35","slug":"much-more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye-rahul-targets-pm-modi-after-us-court-drops-case-against-adani-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chetana.live\/?p=621","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Much more to this than meets the eye&#8217;: Rahul targets PM Modi after US court drops case against Adani | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133169053,imgsize-67032,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rahul-gandhi.jpg\" alt=\"'Much more to this than meets the eye': Rahul targets PM Modi after US court drops case against Adani\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi (File photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rahul Gandhi (File photo)\">Rahul Gandhi (File photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Congress leader <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rahul-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul Gandhi<\/a> on Wednesday reacted sharply to <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/gautam-adani\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gautam Adani<\/a>&#8216;s acquittal by a US court and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the development.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>In a post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said, &#8220;There is much more to this than meets the eye. <!-- -->A compromised PM was forced to sell India\u2019s interest. India is paying a huge price.<!-- -->&#8220;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>A US federal judge in New York on Monday dismissed the nearly two-year-old criminal case against Adani and the other accused. The US Department of Justice had sought dismissal of the charges, citing six \u201coverlapping bases\u201d, including that the case involved foreign conduct, India had not found \u201cactionable misconduct\u201d, no money had been lost on securities issued and there were \u201cextraordinary proof problems\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The case, filed in November 2024, accused Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani and six others of conspiracy to bribe Indian government officials to secure a solar power contract. The Adani Group had denied the allegations and said its companies and executives had acted in accordance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Judge Nicholas Garaufis had earlier questioned the DOJ&#8217;s decision to drop the case and sought further explanation for the move. The DOJ had argued that the defendants were foreign nationals who had never appeared in the US and were unlikely to do so.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>Adani, meanwhile, welcomed the court&#8217;s decision, saying: \u201cThroughout this challenging period, our faith in truth, fairness and the rule of law remained unwavering. My deepest gratitude to those who never lost faith in us, in the system and in India\u2019s capacity for justice,\u201d according to the supplied text.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/much-more-to-this-than-meets-the-eye-rahul-targets-pm-modi-after-us-court-drops-case-against-adani\/articleshow\/133169008.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reacted sharply to Gautam Adani&lsquo;s acquittal by a US court and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the development.In a post on X, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said, &ldquo;There is much more to this than meets the eye. 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