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Rahul Gandhi expresses solidarity with IDBI Bank employees over disinvestment plan

Rahul Gandhi expresses solidarity with IDBI Bank employees over disinvestment plan

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THE BRIEF
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the government's decision to sell IDBI Bank to Canadian firm Fairfax, stating that public banks are nation-building tools.

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Gandhi noted that government and LIC ownership will drop from 95 percent to 34 percent following the strategic disinvestment transaction.

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The DIPAM previously clarified that the second round of bidding followed transparent procedures determined by the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment.