The Congress has alleged that the BJP government in Uttarakhand changed 84 tender rules to favour the Adani Group in a power procurement deal. The party says the deal involves 1,320 MW of power and could cost the state's consumers nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore over 25 years.
Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera made these allegations at a press conference at the AICC headquarters. He claimed the state government first scrapped a public-sector power project and then altered the rules of a fresh tender until it fitted Adani Power.
What the Congress Alleged About the Uttarakhand Tender
Khera said the original project was to be developed by a joint venture of UJVN Ltd and THDC India Ltd to add power-generation capacity in Uttarakhand. According to the Congress, that project was scrapped and replaced with a new tender.
"This is a textbook case of a state government first killing its own public-sector project and then rewriting every single rule of a competitive tender until it fits." — Pawan Khera, Rajya Sabha MP
The Congress claims that 84 separate tender rules were changed to make the process favour Adani Power. The party says these changes were made specifically to suit one company in a deal worth Rs 1.6 lakh crore over 25 years.
Why This Adani Deal Matters for Uttarakhand Consumers
The main claim from the Congress is about cost. The party says the power procurement deal could burden Uttarakhand's consumers with nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore in payments over 25 years. That is the core of the allegation — that consumers will pay more because the tender was designed for one company.
- The Congress alleges 84 tender rules were changed to favour Adani Group
- The deal is for 1,320 MW of power procurement in Uttarakhand
- The claimed cost to consumers is nearly Rs 1.6 lakh crore over 25 years
- The original project was a joint venture of UJVN Ltd and THDC India Ltd
- The allegation was made by Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera at the AICC headquarters
Our Take: Why the Uttarakhand Adani Tender Allegation Needs a Clear Answer
In our view, this is a serious allegation that deserves a direct response. The Congress is not just saying the deal was expensive — it is saying the rules were rewritten to fit one company. That is a different and more serious charge.
If 84 tender rules were changed, the state government should explain why each change was needed. It should also explain why the original UJVN-THDC project was scrapped. Taxpayers and power consumers in Uttarakhand have a right to know how a Rs 1.6 lakh crore commitment over 25 years was decided.
To put it plainly, the BJP government in Uttarakhand and Adani Power should respond to these specific claims. A general denial is not enough. The public needs to see the tender documents and understand what changed and why.
For readers in Uttarakhand, this matters because electricity bills are a monthly reality. If the Congress allegation is correct, consumers will pay for a deal that was designed to favour one company. If the allegation is wrong, the government should show the facts that prove it. Either way, transparency is the only way forward.
