Why proposed Law is stoking the worst fears of India’s Bank Depositors?

While a ‘bail-in’ would backfire by creating a political storm, the government must step in to address potential concerns. It is a measure of the mistrust the Indian middle class has of the BJP government that both the traditional media as well as social media are discussing, with some trepidation, the consequences of proposed legislation which creates scope for the appropriation of people’s savings. Or, to be more specific, the appropriation of people’s savings lying in banks, in the event a bank goes bankrupt or is in need of a…

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‘Advani Told Us I Don’t Want This Babri Structure to Remain After December 6’: Karsevaks

Karsevaks involved in the Babri Masjid demolition of December 6, 1992, recall the events of the day 25 years later. Ayodhya: On December 6, 1992, a large crowd of Hindu karsevaks demolished the 16th-century Babri Mosque in the city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. Karsevaks involved in the demolition narrate the events of the fateful day to The Wire 25 years later. Santosh Dubey, the youngest karsevak named in the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) chargesheet said, “We had gathered there on the instructions of L.K. Advani, M.M. Joshi, Uma Bharti and other Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and…

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