Sitharaman Accuses UPA of Misusing Banks Amid IDBI Divestment Row

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at Rahul Gandhi regarding the IDBI Bank sale to Fairfax. She alleged that previous Congress-led governments treated financial institutions as personal entities by pressuring employees to issue loans at their whim. This political clash highlights ongoing tensions over the government's strategic disinvestment plans for public sector banks.