PNB scam must not cause fear psychosis: Ficci
The government and the Reserve Bank of India should make sure that the Rs 13,000-crore PNB scam does not lead to a “fear psychosis” in the financial system which chills economic activity in the country, a prominent industry lobby has said.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-03-11 19:11 GMT
Mumbai
Emergence of the scam should not lead to a “paralysis” and “fear psychosis”, Rashesh Shah, President, Ficci, said here. Shah, who also chairs the diversified financial services company Edelweiss, said he has written to both the RBI and the government with a request to ensure that the country does not slip into that zone.
On whether the emergence of the Punjab National Bank scam, is a throwback to the latter part of the UPA-II regime, where the fear of the 3Cs — CBI, CAG and CVC — led to a chill in activity, Shah said, “We have to overcome the fear psychosis. Investigation should not result in fear psychosis.”
He, however, answered in the negative when asked if scams involving Nirav Modi or the over Rs 3,500-crore fraud involving Rotomac Pens’ promoter are akin to the emergence of corruption allegations faced by the Manmohan Singh government in its final years.
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