BK Hariprasad calls for RBI Director's sacking over his controversial remarks on bank employees
Bengaluru: Karnataka Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council and senior Congress leader BK Hariprasad on Saturday called for the sacking of RBI Director S Gurumurthy over his controversial remarks on the public sector bank employees.
At the 52nd anniversary celebration of Tamil magazine Thuglak, held recently in Chennai, Gurumurthy, who is also its editor, used the Tamil word ‘Kazhisadai’ (translated as scum/filth) to refer to public sector bank employees in a derogatory manner. This was followed by a backlash against Gurumurthy across social media platforms and several Unions calling for his resignation as the Director of RBI.
“RSS affiliate Gurumurthy with zero capabilities is made RBI director. He insults bank employees with unsavory remarks in the presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the statement is not condemned,” he said in a tweet.
Further, he alleged that the statements made by Gurumurthy “hurts the self-dignity of bank employees who toil hard,” and added that he should be “sacked immediately.”
RSS affiliate Gurumurthy with zero capabilities is made RBI director
— Hariprasad.B.K. (@HariprasadBK2) May 14, 2022
He insults Bank employees with unsavoury remarks in presence of FM @nsitharaman, & statement is not condemned
It hurts the self dignity of bank employees who toil hard. This guy should be sacked immediately
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TMC worker shot dead in Bengal's Malda, two other party men injured
Malda (PTI): In less than a fortnight after a senior Trinamool Congress councillor was murdered in West Bengal's Malda district, a TMC worker was killed and two other party members were injured in a shootout incident in broad daylight in the same region on Tuesday, police said.
Like in the previous incident, police suspected that Tuesday's shootout was also a fallout of the party's infighting.
The deceased was identified as Ataul Haque alias Hasu Sheikh and the two injured are Bakul Sheikh, a TMC local committee president, and Esaruddin Sheikh, a senior officer said.
The incident took place in Kaliaganj area in the morning when the TMC local committee president along with party workers went to a function to inaugurate a road, an officer said.
"One of the party workers who were shot at was declared dead by doctors at the Malda Medical College and Hospital. Two others are undergoing treatment there, and their condition was stated to be critical," he said.
"We are questioning people and witnesses. So far, we have not arrested anyone in this matter," the police officer told PTI.
TMC councillor in Malda Dulal Sarkar was killed on January 2, and seven people have been arrested in this connection.
