Rahul Gandhi Alleges ‘Biggest Stock Market Scam’

Jun 06, 2024 Vishakha Bhardwaj

Gandhi accused the leaders of giving investment advice, these are Quotes from Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi has questioned why top government officials, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi minister Amit Shah, and FM Sitharaman, made comments about the stock market during the recent elections

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The Union home minister said that on June 4, the stock market will be on the rise and you all should invest, and similar comments were made by the finance minister."

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"Retail investors lost Rs 30 lakh crore, this is biggest stock market 'scam'," claimed Gandhi.

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Gandhi highlighted specific statements, asserting that Amit Shah advised people to buy shares before June 4, while on May 19, PM Modi predicted that the stock market would break records on June 4.

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These remarks, he argued, were unprecedented and raised serious concerns about their appropriateness and impact

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"After these 'fake' exit polls, the stock markets rose and then crashed on June 4," Gandhi told reporters, implying that the comments may have been intended to artificially inflate the market, benefiting certain investors before a planned downturn.

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