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PMC deposit holders to move courts against amalgamation plan

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PMC deposit holders to move courts against amalgamation plan

Victim deposit holders of Cooperative Bank of Punjab and Maharashtra have decided to take the case to court against the implementation of the final merger plan between PMC and Unity Small Finance Bank (SFB) approved by the government on Tuesday.

PMC Bank depositors led by Sahakar Bharati, the cooperative protection agency founded by RBI board member Satish Marathe, have decided to petition the Supreme Court against the scheme. In a press release on Wednesday, Sahakar Bharati argued that the merger was one-sided and unfair to savers.

It also urged the RBI and the government to review the scheme, which proposes instalment payments to all depositors over 10 years, zero interest payments on deposits for five years after March 31, 2021, and payments of up to 2.75 on unpaid deposits % interest after that.

“Sahakar Bharati will take the lead with PMC depositors/associations and will appeal to the Supreme Court to acknowledge the difficulties faced by PMC depositors due to long lock-up periods of at least 10 years and ridiculously low interest rates ranging from 1% to 2.75%,” News Draft title.

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Instead, the agency requires all depositors to have a maximum lock-up period of five years and pay depositors a minimum 6% interest rate during that time. In addition, the Deposit Insurance Guarantee Corporation Scheme (DICGC) was launched to provide liquidity support for full repayment by banks.

It claimed that the stress on PMC Bank was not the usual bank failures, but cases of fraud.

Separately, the depositor group PMC Bank Account Holders Forum has decided to relocate the High Court. “This is our predicament, even after the final plan, it’s bad for retail depositors as well as institutional and long-term depositors. It’s totally against shareholders because it wipes out all equity. The whole plan benefits SFB because they Not only a license, but all of PMC Bank’s assets for charity,” said Dipika Sahani, PMC Bank Account Holders Forum Coordinator.

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.

As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.

Congress demands JPC probe

Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.

He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.

The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.

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“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.

Other Oppn leaders join attack

Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.

ALSO READ- Adani Group shares plunge after US SEC charges, Adani Green down 16%

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The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.

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