The Congress had earlier in August staged a nation-wide protest over allegations by Hindenburg in opposition to Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch, who’ve denied any wrongdoing | (Picture: PTI)
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has determined to evaluate the functioning of prime regulatory authorities within the nation and has known as heads of Sebi and TRAI for deposition on October 24.
Prime officers of the Ministry of Finance, (Division of Financial Affairs) and Ministry of Communications have additionally been requested to look earlier than the important thing parliamentary panel, with sources saying representatives of the Securities and Trade Board of India (Sebi) chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairperson Anil Kumar Lahoti are more likely to seem earlier than the panel.
Sources mentioned the unspoken conference in parliamentary apply is that chiefs of establishments need to attend parliamentary panel briefings each time summoned.
The assembly of the important thing parliamentary panel comes amid a significant row over allegations made by US analysis physique Hindenburg in opposition to Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri A lot and her husband Dhaval Buch over her alleged hyperlinks with the Adani Group.
“Briefing by Audit adopted by Oral proof of the representatives of Ministry of Finance (Division of Financial Affairs) and Securities and Trade Board of India (Sebi) on the topic, ‘Efficiency Evaluation of Regulatory Our bodies established by Act of Parliament’,” the official agenda for the October 24 assembly of the PAC mentioned.
“Oral proof of the representatives of the Ministry of Communications, Division of Telecommunications and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on the topic, ‘Efficiency Evaluation of Regulatory Our bodies established by Act of Parliament’,” it additionally mentioned.
The Congress had earlier in August staged a nation-wide protest over allegations by Hindenburg in opposition to Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch, who’ve denied any wrongdoing.
The Congress additionally sought her resignation as Sebi chief.
Hindenburg in one in every of its reviews had alleged that the Buchs owned stakes in offshore entities linked to Adani Group’s alleged monetary irregularities. Hindenburg additionally mentioned that 18 months after its “damning” report on Adani “Sebi has exhibited lack of curiosity in costs in opposition to Adani”.
The Adani Group and the Buch duo have denied the allegations.
First Revealed: Oct 05 2024 | 7:22 AM IST
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