NEW DELHI, Nov 27 (Reuters) - India's lower house of

parliament suspended proceedings for a second day on Wednesday

after disruption by lawmakers calling for a discussion of U.S.

accusations of bribery and fraud against the ports-to-power

Adani Group.

Gautam Adani, the billionaire founder of the conglomerate,

his nephew Sagar Adani and six others have been charged for

their alleged roles in a $265-million scheme to bribe Indian

officials to win solar power supply deals in five regions.

The Adani Group has denied the charges as "baseless" and

vowed to "seek all possible legal recourse".

Indian opposition parties, especially the Congress, have

accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata

Party (BJP) of shielding Adani and blocking investigations

against him in India. They deny the accusations.

Parliament proceedings were disrupted for the second day

since the winter session began this week, with members shouting

slogans and demanding discussion of the Adani allegations.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has been a vocal critic of

Adani, said Gautam Adani should be arrested.

"The gentleman has been indicted in the United States ...

and the government is protecting him," Gandhi told reporters

outside parliament.

The government has made no comment on the indictment but the

ruling BJP has distanced itself from the controversy.

The BJP had no reason to defend Gautam Adani, a spokesperson

said on Tuesday.

"Let him defend himself," said the spokesperson, Gopal

Krishna Agarwal. "We are not against industrialists. We consider

them as partners in nation-building. But the law will take its

own course if they do something wrong."