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Mangaluru: UPA government started merging process - Vijaya Bank retired officers

  •   Tue, Apr 09 2019 03:22:45 PM

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)

Mangaluru, Apr 9: Vijaya Bank retired officers on Tuesday, April 9 alleged that UPA government had started the merging process of the bank.

Addressing media here, Vijaya Bank retired officer Balappa Shetty said, "The process of bank merger was started by the UPA government. Today for the sake of votes they are delivering statements in favour of Vijaya Bank. The process of bank mergers started when UPA government was in power. Vijaya Bank was one of the banks among them listed.



“Veerappa Moily and Oscar Fernandes were ministers at the centre. They did not utter even a single word over the proposal of bank mergers. They had a chance to stop it. But after bank merging process began, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel is being blamed for this.

“The day Vijaya Bank was nationalised, it was snatched away from the coastal region. None of the leaders spoke against it. Now just they are delivering politically backed statements for their own benefit.

“During the road renaming issue, J R Lobo and Ivan D’Souza had pressurised the state government and brought a stay on it. These Congress leaders who did not utter a single word when Mulky Sundaram Shetty was insulted, do not have the moral right to speak about Vijaya Bank merger. alappa Shetty.

“Mithun Rai has said that if he comes to power, the merger will be withdrawn and Vijaya Bank will be restarted again. This impossible,” he added.

Vijaya Bank retired officers Jayanth Shetty, Somanath Shetty, Mohan Shetty and Ramakrishna Shetty were present.
  

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  • Anonymous, Mangalore

    Wed, Apr 10 2019

    ಯೆಂಚಿನ ಬಾಲಪ್ಪೆ ರೆ.. ...ಟೈಂ ಪಾಸ್ ಮಲ್ತೊಂದು ಉಲ್ಲಾರಾ..

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  • Jd, Mañgalore

    Wed, Apr 10 2019

    All mr. Shetty on dais, why we didn't see you on road protesting for VB? Don't spin lies at behest of any, mr advani set the trend decades ago and he is paying for it, let us not have too many examples to quote.

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Wed, Apr 10 2019

    Ok Gentlemen.. we will believe you for 5 minutes, but just let us know, knowing UPA government started merging process of Vijaya Bank, why didn't you people asked our MP, who was in opposition then, to take lead and oppose this move?
    How you woke up now???

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  • JL, Mangaluru

    Wed, Apr 10 2019

    Dear Mr Balappa Shetty.. Thanks for. revealing the truth. Just interested to know 1 more thing from you. What made you to come out of the closet all of a sudden after 5-6 years after the retirement and conducta press conference. I thinh Mota bhai and chota bahi (NKK) came in your dreams last night promising loads of bounties...

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  • Deepak r, Mangaluru

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    I am sure Nalin has paid to these old folks Shetty's and called for a press report. He is much much worried about his winning. He is well aware that he is going to lose this election so trying to find reason. Anyway Mangalore people are smart enough this time. They don't want a uneducated bus conductor anymore.

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  • Honnappa, Byadagi

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    If chowkidar PM claims credit for bridges in Assam completed during his tenure but started by Congress , then why he is blaming UPA now for merger of profitable Vijaya Bank with loss making Bank of Baroda. Only appreciation required not brickbats for bad decision. How can it be ?

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  • Derick Dsouza, M'lore/Dubai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    So what about mangalore airport-also blaming UPA government ???

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Why did they keep quite while in Service.
    Bringing this matter after retirement shows that they are all Toothless Tigers ...

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  • James, Belman

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Any fool can understand that this press conference was organized by Nalin Kateel to cover his inability to stop the merger.

    DisAgree [17] Agree [61] Reply Report Abuse

  • Alfria, Mumbai/Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Ballapa Shetty: next Panchayat election you are going to get a ticket from BJP.

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  • SB, Mlore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Congress,s crocodile tears was only to consolidate Bunt votes. But it's not working .

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  • Goppi Monishieu K., Mlore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Last week one of the ex-director Viviay bank said that Merger was the plan of a 'DICTATOR' to merge with Baroda Bank from Gujarat. Whey these people did not counter him last week ????????????.

    Are these are all petty crooks ???. Where were they till today ?
    Why they did not come up then when they knew that Osacar and Moily were part of it ( I doubt)
    Today's meida attempt is to save some votes for N. Kateel .
    This is game much dirtier than merger of Vijaya Bank it self.

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  • flavian dsouza, chik/bengaluru

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Some officials who have no clue what merger is suddenylt after 5 years if BJP rule realized that it was UPA which started . It would not have merged with BOB for sure !!!

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  • Dodanna, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Shame on these retired Vijaya Bank employee's. South Kanarian's easily undrstand the logic behind such statement and comments. If the UPA was the cause then how it was executed during this rss sewaks rule that also dumped to rss god fathers Bank. Then why our Barister MP was not even shown his guts to protest.
    Is there any words from theses ex Vijay Bank employees.
    Seems Hq feeder well for thesending baseless statements.

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  • Rathan, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Dodda a
    Who nationluzed Bank in first place?

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  • Presilla Pinto, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Its Mithun all the way. Vijaya Bank merger issue will ensure Mithun da victory in his constituency. Wait and watch! Only Mithun can bring back the lost glory of Mangaluru.

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  • Vishu, Moodbidri

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Day Dreams

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  • Kamalakshi Amin, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Scruffled curly hair, shirt not tucked in, with sleeves rolled upto to biceps, buttons wide open showing a hairy chest. A string of threads on right hand. Tulu the official langauge. No way Madame! Its over before its started. 'Pettists' do not not make MPs.

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  • Ahmed K.C., Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    In my opinion, merger is fine. But, why keep "Bank of Baroda" ???
    Keep the name "Vijaya Bank"

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  • Valerian DSouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    If these retired officers were worried of Vijaya Bank merger, if merger was started by UPA then,
    WHY THEY WOKE UP FROM SLUMBER NOW? Why they didn't oppose and let the people know then?
    Why didn't they opposed the merger, till Congress and JDU leaders opposed in our region? They have no power? THEY ARE THOROUGHLY EXPOSED.
    Why are they SILENT ON AIRPORT GIVEN TO BANK DEFAULTER, MODI' s friend ADANI? WHY NOT UAE Industrialist, BR Shetty? After some years, they will say UPA govt gave Mangalore Airport to Adani 😀

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  • Vishu, Moodbidri

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    OMG! Atleast this issue would fetched 10-20 votes..now that too lost. Sorry Mr.Rai, couldn't help you

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  • Alfria, Mumbai/Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    What ever events of development ribbons were cut by modi all those were also started by UPA, than why is the BJP government taking credit for it

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  • nihal, udupi

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    so sad that readers cant accept the fact. i also see that a few who cannot accept that it was started by UPA, are blaming Mr Modi for getting bullet trains and rest of the infrastructure developments. i feel that our people are not ready for a developed country. if someone does good please appreciate it.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Good should combine with good intention. Your boss is always biased and partial and works with election and Gujarat centric developments.

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    I firmly believe that under each of his development initiative, there was hidden interests of super rich businessmen. Otherwise who will sell acres of land/ farmlands in negligible peanut amount. There was not even lookayukta in that state.
    Further, Gujarat was already a developed state since old time. This provided him good opportunity to further his interests.

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  • Nihal, Udupi

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Boss! For your kind information, I work for a reputed industry in Udupi and I had an opportunity to visit Gujarat. Though we had plans of expanding the same business here in Udupi we could not because Gujarat could supply uninterrupted power supply but here in Udupi though we have UPCL there are frequent power cuts. And what came as a shock for me was that, there wer no generators in the factory which could produce up to 12000 metric tons of yarn per year! Please accept this!

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Just out from Rat hole..., after first rain of the season... yesterday...!!!! vote ke liye ... kuch bhi....!!!! after all jokers can't be different....!!!!

    DOMM.... BARA... BARA..., DOMM... BARA... BARA....!!!

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  • Lionel Dsouza, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    SO YOU MEAN TO SAY NDA IS SO POWERLESS THAT THEY CAN NOT CHANGE THE DECISION OF UPA??? UPA STARTED BUT NEVER DID.....NDA DID....
    WE ARE FOOLED ENALF BY MODI FROM PAST 5 YEARS .

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  • DYLAN, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Vijaya Bank retired officer Balappa Shetty we all know in India how good all the public sector banks are. We all know that everything from building of roads, bridges, tunnel and good things were started by the UPA. Why does not anyone come out and say that all infrastructure was started by the UPA?

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  • JK, Udupi/Dubai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    AANDATHA MALTHERATHA ULTA!!!
    VIJAY BANK MERGER EVERYONE PUT THE BLAME ON NDA. NOW ITS OWN RTRD OFFICE PUT THE BLAME ON UPA.
    F-16 SHOTDOWN - US MADE U TURN AND FINALLY IAF PROVED WITH ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE.
    SAME WAY RAFAEL ALSO TAKE THE SAME ROUTE.
    AND FINALLY THUMPING VICTORY FOR MODI WITHOUT ANY UNNECESSARY HURDLES!

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  • The Alpha, Bangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    It is may be true congress initiated the merger. What Modi did was the called the merger as BOB instead of Vijay Bank.
    For all the blind bhakts:
    1. Why bullet train to Gujarath?
    2. Why statue in Gujarath? (though it is terrible idea)
    3. Why change to bank of baroda?
    4. Why only support Gujju business men like Adani and Ambani?
    .....

    This shows his double standards towards other states. Yet BJP slaves want people to vote for Modi who has done nothing for other states.
    What investments or new projects have been done in DK by our MP? Even he coundn't complete the pumpwell flyover in last 10 years?

    Congress is fooling minorities for votes and BJP is fooling Hindus for votes.

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  • Vinay Serrao, Moodabidri/Dubai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Shetty's came to know that this time Nalin is going to lose. So, this is the last attempt to get some extra votes.

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Alappa shetre, even it was started from UPA govt, why you use Oscar and Moily names here??? who was the MP of DK then???

    Whos job was that to stop??? sure not the MP's from other place but from Mangalore itself...

    We had BJP MP's from our area .... dont mislead the general public

    I think this Nalin did not know what i called merger of banks!!

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  • RonRon, Udupi

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    These stunts wont save BJP in DK..........................

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  • Adrian, Bendur / Dubai

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    I hope the retired bank officers know what they are clarifying about? If Bank of Baroda and Dena Bank had issues of high NPA's, not profitable etc a profitable bank like Vijaya Bank should have taken over these banks/merged. However Vijaya banks name should have been retained. However in this case a profitable bank which has run business well following policy and procedures, reporting profits has been penalized and have now become history

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  • Basil D'souza, mangaluru

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Very Bad ... these retired employees just got up before election and after the merger ... Paid BJP political gimmick...

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  • gm, Mlur

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    If you ask any proof, bhakth will say you don't believe our vijaya bank employees and you need proof. Let them give proof and make it clear.

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  • ca girishkk, m'lore/dxb

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Now it is loud & clear..., NDA did nothing..., in other words IMPOTENT people....!!!!
    shame on NDA..., above all the BJP holding Mangalore MP seat since 1991.. proved to be waste....!!!!
    DOMBARATA specialist.., jokers....,

    Let me have my tea + pakoda...!!!!

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  • francis lobo, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    I agree with the bank officers. But why make it Bank of Baroda and merge other banks. If Vijaya Bank was profitable then it could have been named as Vijaya Bank and other two banks would have come under it

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  • ramesh, mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Mr. Balappa Shetty y dint you oppose when UPA started the merging.. how come now during election time u have come for a press meet interesting...

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Even if the merging took place, Nalin should should have made efforts to retain the name of Vijaya Bank and not the loss making gujju name. Instead of blaming UPA, Nalin should have shown he has a spine.

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    This is far from the truth. The merger idea was first conceived in 2017 and not during the UPA time. These people before spreading falsehood should study facts. Vijaya bank had floated a proposal with the government for wanting to merge with Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda had floated a proposal for wanting a merger with Vijaya Bank. The government studied both the proposals and came up with the idea of merging all three banks and this happened in 2017. UPA had no hand whatsoever in this merger. It was the idea conceived and implemented by the current Modi government. Please do not spread falsehood.

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  • Af,,, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    what a comedy , The seriuos decision like triple talaq and shabarimala issue court and Modi govt took a decision with 2 days or over nite , now this a bank merger took 5 years,
    Modi govt can cancel all the good schemes of UPA govt when they came to power which are approved in parliament ,and this bank merger they not able cancel ,wa bhai wa what a reason.
    Dear senior bank retired respected people we all know who you have met before coming to a press meet,

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    They are right it seems. Both ruling UPA then and Opposition BJp never protested against the merger proceedings of Vijaya Bank.
    But the point to be noted is that merger that is taking place now under BJp is with both the banks- Gujarat based Bank of Baroda and Maharashtra based Dena Bank; are in huge losses; whereas Vijaya Bank is delivering Profits.

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  • naveen, Surathkal

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Respected Shetty s of Vijaya bank
    As per your press conference UPA proposed for merging , when Present. Prime minister can scrap most of the proposal of UPA (Rafale) he could have scraped this also , why he has not done
    please don t blame for previous government when there was a opportunity for this government to do so
    you could have come front earlier and should have done this press conference not in election week

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  • Nawaz, Udupi/ Kuwait

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    You have summarized everything about who is who.

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  • Shivdas Hegde, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    This is an open secret, I know this as a retired employee of Vijaya Bank. Cong is playing vote bank politics. Even if Mithun Chakraborty comes he cannot stop the merger.

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  • gm, mlur

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Did this take 5 years to merge? Why nalin or these above said employees tried to stop?

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  • Shivdas Hegde, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    gm mlur. . Yes,. You may be aware how it works. The process, procedures, facts and feasible study is a very lengthy process with so many branches of both the banks located nationwide. There are lots of Financial & legal implications that needs to be done and studied. But nobody said a word then. The proposal even came in prominent news papers. Trust it clarifies.

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  • gm, mlur

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Dear sir,
    If yes, why didn't Nalin and the above said employees objected in those 5 years? Why they are talking now? There was enough time to stop the merger or retain the name.

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  • ramesh, mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Y did u keep quite when congress started merging as per ur statement..

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  • Reevan, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    These were in deep sleep. Today they woke up.

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  • MeinBhiFenku, Mangalore

    Tue, Apr 09 2019

    Little Correction Bro , not Ravana , that is Kumbakarna always sleep!!!! Ravana's brother!!!!!! Hehehehe!!!!!

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