ANTCC Leaders Hold an Agitation in Front of SBI

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Port Blair, March 6: In the midst of a nationwide March and protests by the Congress against the financial irregularities of the Adani Group, the Andaman & Nicobar Territorial Congress Committee (ANTCC) held a protest outside the offices of State Bank of India (SBI) Port Blair against the Modi Government.

The protestors carrying placards and banners raised slogans against crony capitalism, bending of rules and regulations only to benefit selected corporate friends of the Modi Government and forceful investment in the Adani Group by government bodies. They also demanded a JPC probe into the allegations of fraud against the Adani Group levelled in a report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg research.

The protest was led by ANTCC President Shri. Rangalal Halder and ANTCC Campaign Committee Chairman Shri. G Bhasker. ANTCC Spokesperson Shri. Tamilselvan, ANTCC Treasurer Shri. A.R Manickam and Ex-DCC General Secretary Shri. Abibhushan Ghosh also addressed this protest.

Addressing the protest, Mr. Halder said that the Modi government has maintained silence on the Hindenburg Research report as if nothing has happened. Prime Minister Modi has cheated the investors of India, 29 crore policy holders of SBI and 45 crore account holders of SBI.

On the occasion, Shri. Bhasker said that the Central Government has looted the hard earned money of every Indian through SBI and LIC. He said that on the one hand the people of the lower class and middle class families are going through the crisis of inflation, while on the other hand, the Modi Government is drowning the money of the account holders by giving loans from government banks.

Shri. Tamilselvan said that the Prime Minister should form a JPC and get the matter investigated. Modi has given the right to his selected friends to loot the property of the country, but Congress will not allow this to happen as a watchdog of the Country.

Shri. Abhibhusan Ghosh and Shri.A.R Manickam said that the close relationship between industrialist Gautham Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is well known. It is through this relationship that public sector banks and insurance companies have invested the hard earned money of the public in Adani group without any thought. All the important government industries of the country including airport, railways, electricity and ports are in Adani's throat.

Large number of office bearers of Congress including councilors, PRI's, heads of Frontal Organisations, Block Presidents participated in this massive protest.