Assam Congress workers injured in protests against ED's inaction on SEBI Chairperson

Guwahati : Assam Congress chief Bhupen Borah on Thursday revealed that several party workers of Assam Congress sustained injuries during their protest against ED's inaction on the SEBI Chairperson's connection to the Adani Group.

He claimed that the party workers along with journalists also got injured as a result of pushback by police during the protests.

Borah, in a post on X, wrote, “Today APCC organised a big Gherao of the ED Office in Guwahati to protest against ED's inaction against the SEBI Chairperson's connection to the Adani Group, as revealed by the Hindenburg Research report.”

“ Two MPs--Shri Rockybul Hussain and Shri Pradyut Bordoloi--CLP Leader Shri Debabrat Saikia, all MLAs, along with the entire APCC leadership, Chairpersons of the APCC Cells , Departments and Frontal Organisations, and the leadership and members of various DCC participated.

:Overall, we estimate over a several thousand people took part in this protest. Over a period of three hours, starting 10 AM, several party workers and journalists sustained injuries as a result of pushback by the police.

“We warned ED that if they continued to work as an extension of BJP's Dirty Tricks Department, they should be ready to face more democratic protests.,” he wrote.

It may be mentioned that US short-seller Hindenburg Research has leveled serious allegations against SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband, claiming they held undisclosed stakes in offshore entities linked to the Adani Group.

According to Hindenburg, whistleblower documents reveal that Buch and her husband, Dhaval Buch, invested in Bermuda and Mauritius-based funds allegedly controlled by Vinod Adani, the elder brother of Gautam Adani.

These funds are suspected to have been used to manipulate stock prices and siphon money.

The report further claims that Dhaval Buch transferred the couple’s investments to his sole control shortly before Madhabi Buch’s appointment to SEBI, raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.

Hindenburg alleges that the SEBI chief’s financial ties to these funds may explain the regulator’s perceived leniency towards the Adani Group.