The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Thursday conducted raids on the premises of Congress leader and chairman of Shivamogga District Cooperative Central Bank RM Manjunath Gowda as part of its investigation into alleged fake gold scam in the bank.
"..In the last three months, some shocking revelations have come where in hundreds, thousands of cooperative banks across Kerala tens of thousands, even lakhs of common people who have deposited their life's savings...now all that is at risk because of severe banking irregularities and scams
Kerala BJP State General Secretary M T Ramesh has demanded a high-level inquiry into the Karuvannur Cooperative Bank scam, alleging that it is part of a larger corruption scandal involving the ruling CPI(M) party.
The fire which originated on the third floor of the 14-storeyed building, spread to electric wiring and installations within an electric duct, said Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials.
According to the Superintendent of police, the incident took place while the officer and his team were on their way to the polling booth for the elections of Hullenahalli milk producers’ cooperative society in Ramanagara district on Wednesday.
The BJP State President said, "There is no political pressure from BJP, the investigation is going on as per the rule of the law. The crime branch investigated this case earlier and they tried to protect the culprits. The poor farmers, street vendors, and common man have lost the money in Ka
"A mass campaign is going on against the government to tarnish the image and sabotage the projects of the Kerala government. The central government is trying to handle the cooperative sector, Home Minister Amit Shah himself is taking initiatives for it, " CPIM state secretary MV Govindan Mas
The two accused identified as Benami client Sathish Kumar and Kiran P P, who was the bank's collection agent, were arrested on Monday, the ED said. They were later produced in the Kaloor PML court.
“Diplomacy and international relations is a very competitive exercise. But even in diplomacy, there are occasions when you are competitive there. Occasions when you are cooperative. G20 is very much a collaborative forum,” Jaishankar said.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken steps to connect cooperatives with common citizens.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that cooperative institutions will pave the path for India to become the top economy of the world.
Asserting that the Cooperative movement is not only the growth of farmers but also the growth of the society at large, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that the movement has also brought economic revival in rural India.