CPI says govt not helping banks, but big businesses

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

The of today accused the Centre of helping corporate houses and big businesses, instead of focusing on banks.

The Left party trained its guns at the decision of the to recapitalise banks and said "instead of helping the banks, the wants to help the corporates and big businesses".


"The economy is in a bad shape not because of banks, but due to the wrong economic policies of the of India," the said in a statement.

It targeted the for growing unemployment in the country.

"The BJP-led promised to create two crore jobs every year but failed miserably and this recapitalisation will not help boost employment opportunities in any way," it said.

The pointed out that though public sector banks were facing serious problems because of debts, bad loans were being waived.

"Now the wants to give loans to the same set of people and is also carefully keeping the names of defaulters confidential," it said.

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First Published: Thu, October 26 2017. 20:22 IST