Bank merger to protect Capitalists: Former Minister Rai
Mangaluru: “In a bid to safeguard the rich capitalists, the central government is merging the Vijaya Bank, which was giving financial livelihood to the coastal region and was in benefit; with Dena Bank and Baroda Bank, which are in the loss;” accused former minister B. Ramanatha Rai.
Vijaya Bank has a history of 87 years and has its own heritage. There is a history that the bank saved itself by not paying staff during the loss. It’s not acceptable to kill such a bank; he said while addressing a press conference on Monday.
Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi nationalized the private banks and facilitated the loan facility to poor. No problem if was no money in the account. Whereas, in the current NDA government, account must have minimum Rs 2,000. Otherwise, the account holder must be penalties. With this, the NDA displays its stand where it wants to support only the haves and not the have-nots.
No one will be benefited from the merger of banks. Both, the bank staff and the customer, face a psychological problem. It has already seen the merger of Punjab National Bank and SBI. A.B. Shetty had employed many people of the district by establishing the bank. However, it is sad that the BJP MPs and MLAs are silent on the mergers. They are sure of getting votes by inciting communal sentiments ", rai said.
Mayor Bhaskar K, Leaders Mamata Gatti, Baby Kunder, Vishwas Kumar Das, R.K. Prithviraj, Sadashiva Ullal, Shashidhar Hegde, Kavita Sanil, Uppi and Nazir Bajal were present.
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Allahabad High Court directs Centre to decide on Rahul Gandhi's citizenship by December 19
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has instructed the Union Home Ministry to decide on a petition regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship. The Bench, led by Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, set a deadline of December 19, 2024, for the government to update the Court on the matter.
The petition, filed by S Vignesh Shishir, requests a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations that Rahul Gandhi holds British citizenship. Shishir claims that evidence, including confidential emails shared by VSS Sarma, suggests Gandhi may be a British citizen. However, due to UK data protection laws, the British government has not disclosed full details without Gandhi's consent.
During the November 25 hearing, Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey informed the Court that the Home Ministry is reviewing the representation. The Court directed the government to report on the status of the petition by the next hearing on December 19.
A similar petition challenging Rahul Gandhi's citizenship is pending before the Delhi High Court, where the matter will be heard after the Allahabad High Court's proceedings.
