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Politics● LowOct 30 · Oct 30, 2026, 8:50 AM

IDBI Bank divestment: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says Congress, UPA govt used banks, financial institutions as personal entities

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hindu · South Asia

Responding to Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of the IDBI Bank sale to Fairfax, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman alleges the Congress-led governments pressured bank employees to lend at their whim

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