Checking corruption is not an easy task: CM
Bengaluru, June 11: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that he knew that he would not continue for a long time as the CM if he tried to check corruption instantly.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, the CM said that he is taking all steps to control the corruption in a staged manner. “When I have been to Sringeri Mutt, the Swamiji asked me to stop corruption. But I have informed him that it is not so easy to check corruption”, he recalled.
The corruption starts right from the transfer of employees and officials. Corruption is more rampant in Vidhana Soudha. There are some middlemen in the third floor of the Vidhana Soudha and their duty is to get their transfers done. He has already directed the officials to work honestly, he said.
“There is a coalition government in the state and the media has been reporting that the coalition government did not take off in the state. But I don’t have any fear. The JDS-Congress coalition government will complete full five-year term. I don’t know how and who create such stories. Please don’t give false reports. I cannot do politics making my father Deve Gowda idle at home”, he said.
“ I have not come to power to make money. I don’t know how many days I would live. I have undergone surgery two times. I have got the power for people. Because of the blessings of the God and elders, I became Chief Minister. Many people have thought that I would go with the BJP if the circumstances warranted for coalition government. In fact, I have got the offer from the BJP. But, there is a difference between last time and this time”, he said.
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Rupee strengthens past 90/USD level in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated 24 paise to 89.96 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, supported by corporate dollar inflows and easing crude oil prices.
Forex traders said the gain in the USD/INR pair follows the rupee’s string of record lows in recent weeks on likely intervention from the Reserve Bank of India.
Moreover, crude oil prices hovering around USD 59 per barrel level supported market sentiment.
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At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.19 against the US dollar, then gained some ground and touched 89.96 against the US dollar, registering a gain of 24 paise over its previous close.
In initial trade it also touched 90.22 against the American currency. On Thursday, the rupee appreciated 18 paise against the US dollar to close at 90.20 against the greenback.
The rupee sank to a fresh record low, breaching the 91-a-dollar mark for the first time on Tuesday.
"Since the speculators are out of the market the buying of US dollar syndrome has come down a bit though intra-day we could see spikes," said Anil Kumar Bhansali Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
The US CPI came lower than expected but was also due to non-collection of sufficient data and therefore, the next month’s CPI becomes more important, Bhansali said, adding that "Rupee remains in a range of 90-90.50".
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04 per cent higher at 98.46.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading lower by 0.27 per cent at USD 59.66 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex climbed 375.98 points to 84,857.79, while the Nifty was up 110.60 points to 25,934.15.
Foreign Institutional Investors purchased equities worth Rs 595.78 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data.
Meanwhile, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) member Sanjeev Sanyal on Thursday said he is not concerned about the rupee at all, arguing that even China and Japan witnessed exchange rate weaknesses during their high growth phases.
Speaking at 'Times Network's India Economic Conclave 2025', Sanyal said since the 90s, the rupee has mostly been allowed to find its own level, but the RBI uses its reserves to intervene in either direction to stop excessive volatility.
"I am not concerned about the rupee at all... Let me say that the rupee and its current weakness should not be necessarily conflated with some economic worry, because historically, if you go over time, you will see that economies that are in their high growth phase very often go through a phase of exchange rate weakness," he said.
