The former chief minister of India's Andhra Pradesh state refuted on Thursday bribery allegations and any involvement by the Adani Group in the state government's purchase of solar power while he was in power.

Andhra Pradesh state may suspend a power purchase deal connected to Adani Group after U.S. charges against founder Gautam Adani for alleged bribery. The state plans to request a federal investigation and is set to make the suspension announcement soon.

India’s Andhra Pradesh state is likely to suspend a power purchase deal linked to Adani Group due to the US indictment of the group’s billionaire founder Gautam Adani over an alleged bribery scheme, two state government sources said.

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Andhra Pradesh is set to suspend a power purchase agreement with the Adani Group following U.S. indictment of founder Gautam Adani for alleged bribery. The state plans to request federal investigation while clauses in existing agreements allow for contract termination under such transgression.

Congress and other opposition parties accuse the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting billionaire Gautam Adani.

India's Andhra Pradesh state is reviewing government files and will explore if it is possible to cancel a power supply contract linked to the Adani Group, whose billionaire founder has been indicted in the United States,

The power purchase agreement was between Andhra Pradesh government discoms and the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) – two government agencies. No others, including industrialist Gautam Adani or the Adani Group,