NEW DELHI: Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “protecting” tycoon Gautam Adani on Thursday after the billionaire was charged in the United States over a massive bribery scheme.

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“We demand that Adani be immediately arrested. But we know that won’t happen as Modi is protecting him,” Gandhi told a press conference in the capital New Delhi.