Chandigarh bankers protest privatisation move

Chandigarh, November 26

Tricity unit of the All-India Bank Officers’ Confederation, the apex organisation of bank officers in the country, held a protest at the Housing Board light point against the government’s move to privatise public sector banks. According to office-bearers, privatising the banks will hurt priority sectors of the economy. The confederation started Bharat Yatra on November 24 from Kolkata against privatisation and similar yatras were simultaneously started in other parts of the country to mobilise public opinion against the move. — TNS