Really don't know how RBI Governor is selected: Sadananda Gowda

June 11, 2016

Bengaluru, Jun 11: Government would take its "own course" on giving a second term to Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan and deliberations and discussions in public domain would not decide it, Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda said today.

Gowda also said he is not aware of the reported formation of a selection committee by the government to shortlist candidates for the post of RBI Governor.

sadananda"I am not aware of why the committee has been formed, and how the selection (of RBI Governor) will be done. I am really not aware," he said here.

Gowda's response came when he was asked if setting up of the committee to shortlist candidates for RBI Governor's post meant that government would not give a second term to Rajan.

The Union government, as per some media reports, had formed a selection committee headed by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha for shortlisting candidates for RBI Governorship.

The issue of giving a second term to Rajan has generated much debate in public domain after BJP MP Subramanian Swamy launched an attack against him and wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him.

Gowda, however, said the government has its ways and means to decide on whether Rajan should be given the second term as the RBI Governor or not.

"Deliberations and discussions in public domain will not decide the issue. The government has its own ways and means of how it should process it - whether to continue, not to continue (Rajan). The government will take its own course," he said.

Stepping up his campaign against Rajan, Swamy, in a letter to Modi, had urged him to "terminate" his services "effective immediately" or when his term ends in September because he was "mentally not fully Indian".

In yet another salvo at Rajan, Swamy had yesterday alleged that the former IMF chief economist had planted 'a time bomb' in the Indian financial system that will explode in December.

Swamy last month had also written yet another letter to Modi, seeking Rajan's ouster for keeping interest rate high.

Asked to comment on whether Rajan's discontinuance as RBI Governor would affect the Indian market and flow of foreign investments, Gowda said, "There are positive and negative talks, but how this (Rajan issue) has to be done properly, and for that reason they might have decided to take the feedback across the country

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Saleem
 - 
Sunday, 12 Jun 2016

dear Mr. Gowda, don't express your jealous against high ranked bureaucrats like Mr. Rajan. Perhaps, you never imagine what position Mr. Rajan is holding now? What do you think you can be a better RBI chief? Please don't utter such nonsense statement that you have no knowledge of it. It is not that kind of job you people shouting in the Parliament. What is your qualification, how qualified are you to compare you to RBI governor. I am sorry to say that, such a cheap candidates are being elected as MPs or MLAs. Please GOD sake, don't ever utter such statements.

Maruthi
 - 
Saturday, 11 Jun 2016

Really dont know how do you selected as Minister....and talk about an intellectual

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May 20,2020

Bengaluru, May 20: Karnataka Congress leaders held a protest against the state government against amending of APMC Act, at the premises of Vidhan Soudha here.

Few days ago, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa had said that the new amendment in the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act will substantially aid the farmers in getting remunerative price for their produce.

"Amendment will not dilute the powers of the work of the APMCs. All these marketing activities will be monitored by the Directorate of State APMC. This new amendment Act will benefit farmers in improving their income & suffering from losses due to market fluctuations," the Karnataka CM tweeted.

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The incident took place at around 6:30 a.m. Police and fire brigade rushed to the spot after sometime and launched search operation for the body in the river Netravati.

The body was retrieved in the afternoon.

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