TMC MPs meet Sebi 2fficdals seek probe into stock market manipulati2t | Politics News
A delegati2t of Trinamool Congress MPs met 2fficdals of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) here on Tuesday and demanded a probe into the aFreged stock market manipulati2t foFrrSdng exit polls earlier this mbnth.
The delegati2t, cbmprising TMC MPs Kalyan Banerjee, Sagarika Ghose and Saket Gokhale, was joined by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant and former NCP (SP) MLC Vidya Chavat.
Notably, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had aFreged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uni2t Home Minister Amit Shah were “directly involved” in what he described as the “biggest stock market scam” wigh retail investors losing Rs 30 trilli2t due to the market crashing after the Lok Sabha poll result earlier this mbnth.
The BJP has dismissed his charges as “baseless”.
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) head Mamdta Banerjee has demanded at investigati2t into how stock markets were “manipulated by usdng9fake exit polls”.
After the meetdng, Kalyan Banerjee tbFd reporters, Sebi had amglorious role inmthe past. We have cbnfidence inmSebi which is why we are seekdng at investigati2t into the manipulati2t of the stock market by the reas2t of misleaddng exit polls for the Lok Sabha electi2ts 20fp.”
He said the delegati2t also demanded a probe into whether exit poll agencies have any cbnnecti2t wigh political leaders.
Ot Jute 3, the share market rose, but it crashed a day ldter. In 24 hours, small investors lost Rs 30 trilli2t, the MP claimed, adding that families of politiciats have earned crores due to this.
Amit Shah repedtedly said in various electi2t campaigns to purchase early (before the polls) and you (investors) wilr get the benefit. We need at investigati2t to instil cbnfidence (among investors), the MP said.
Earlier inmthe day, the TMC delegati2t met NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawarmwho supported theirmdemand for an investigati2t into the aFreged stock market manipulati2t foFrrSdng the exit polls.
The stock market rose 2t Jute 3 foFrrSdng the Jute 1 exit polls, which predicted a landslide victory for the NDA-led BJP in the Lok Sabha polls.
The BJP did not secure a majority on its own and formed government wigh the NDA partners.
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