The Gujarat government has refuted Aam Admi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal's charge that it favoured certain industrial groups in the state. Government spokesperson and Minister of State for Energy, Saurabh Patel said in Ahmedabad, the charges levelled by Kejriwal are baseless and aimed at maligning the reputation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Patel on Tuesday said, the charge that the state government favoured Adani group while purchasing power is not true. He said, Power was purchased from the Adani Group after inviting bids and Adani was the lowest bidder. Regarding the land given to the Adanis, Patel said, the government has not given any farm land to Adanis.
Kejriwal had on Tuesday alleged that Modi favoured Gujarat-based business house Adani Group on power purchase and land allotment besides giving gas fields worth 20,000 crore rupees to private companies for free.