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Prabhat Patnaik
Bank Privatisation Isn't Conducive for Financial Markets Under Capitalism
16 Jan 2022
State ownership of banks not only provides for wider reach of institutional credit but also for stability of the financial system of capitalism itself.
Ronak Chhabra
Behind Bankers’ Strike, a Grievance Also Raised by Farmers: Govt. Brings Reforms Without Any Discussions
17 Dec 2021
The two-day bank strike has met with much success, with voices against bank privatisation gaining strength, arguably as a spin-off to the farmers’ recent historic victory.
Newsclick Production
Why is Media Silent on Strike by Public Sector Bank Employees?
17 Dec 2021
Senior journalist Abhisar Sharma discusses how the two-day strike by lakhs of employees of public sector banks against their proposed privatisation will affect the economy.
Ronak Chhabra
2-Day Bank Strike: Unions Warn of Indefinite Stir if Centre Refuses to Budge on Privatisation
16 Dec 2021
Demonstrations, public meetings, rallies held across major cities against Banking Bill; at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, public sector bank officers, employees and customers held a protest.
PTI
2-day Nationwide PSU Bank Employees’ Strike From Thursday Against Privatisation of 2 PSBs
15 Dec 2021
A conciliation meeting before Additional Chief Labour Commissioner on Wednesday failed, said a UFBU leader.
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Over 10,000 Employees of 900 Banks to Observe two-day Strike Against Privatisation
15 Dec 2021
The bank employees’ union alleged that the corporate houses were eyeing Rs 157 lakh crore of the public's hard earned money, which is in the deposits of nationalised banks.
Ronak Chhabra
‘Bank Bachao, Desh Bachao’ Campaign Against Privatisation Finds Support from TUs, Farmers
30 Nov 2021
Hundreds of officers of public sector banks gathered on Tuesday at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and staged a demonstration against the proposed privatisation of banks.
Pragya Singh
Legislation to Privatise Two Public Sector Banks?
27 Nov 2021
Public banks are an article of faith, as corporate banks will deprive people, MSMEs, students and rural India of access to credit.
V. Sridhar
The Charade of a ‘Bad’ Bank
04 Oct 2021
The entire exercise seems to be motivated by the desire to clean up the balance sheets of public sector banks so that these are dressed up for sale to private entities
Prabhat Patnaik
From Nationalisation of Banks in 1969 to Privatisation Agenda Now
24 Jul 2021
The essence of neoliberalism is to promote classical capitalism and remove the State from its role as regulator and controller, and create a huge increase in income and wealth inequality.