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MARGAO
Saying that the timing of the withdrawal of the banking licence of Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank by Reserve Bank of India wasn’t appropriate, Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Pramod Sawant immediately consult financial experts to work out a plan to protect each and every depositor, account holders and employees of the bank.
He said the hard-earned money of each person needs to be protected, adding that it is important to ensure that the interest of the depositors, account holders and employees is protected by the government.
“The government should take steps to ease the mental pressure on all of them and take proactive steps of investing in the bank to get its licence bank. The government can opt to give the status of co-operative society to this financial institution as a last resort,” he added.
Kamat pointed out that Mapusa Urban Co-operative Bank has a history of 55 years of providing service to the people of Goa, adding that the bank was established by Goans. “I had met the CM, along with the director of the bank and former union minister Advocate Ramakant Khalap requesting the former to intervene to safeguard the bank after the RBI had imposed certain financial restrictions. I had also raised the issue in the assembly. The Chief Minister had responded positively to our request,” Kamat recalled.
‘Centre should heed to RaGa’s advise on Covid’
MARGAO: Saying that the Centre should consider Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi’s suggestions on community testing and empowerment of poor, Leader of the Opposition Digambar Kamat has appealed to the Goa government to start doing community testing on a war-footing and also ensure that no one remains hungry in the State.
In a statement, Kamat said Rahul Gandhi had once again displayed statesmanship by giving a call to the nation to stand united to defeat the coronavirus. “He has once again emphasised on the need to undertake community testing and empowering poor with food and resources,” Kamat said and hoped the Government of India will listen to his advise.
