Nirmala Sitharaman’s witty reply to Raghav Chadha on banking woes

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a dig at AAP MP Raghav Chadha in Rajya Sabha after he pointed out the sorry state of government banks.

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00:00So I was very amused.

00:01If member Raghav Chadda doesn't take offence.

00:04Have found time to go to the rural banks and to look at them.

00:08To say there is no fan here, there's no door here, there's no chair here.

00:13Raghav Chadda, please do more of this.

00:16It'll help people within the country because with your exposure,

00:20particularly to the western world, you can do a lot more here.

00:24Please do.

00:25That's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman taking a light-hearted dig

00:28at AAP MP Raghav Chadda's remarks on the Banking Laws Bill 2024

00:32in the Rajya Sabha on March 26, 2025.

00:35The Banking Laws Amendment Bill seeks to modernize India's banking system,

00:39enhance governance and improve financial inclusion,

00:41especially for underserved rural areas.

01:28This is the system of customer service in a government bank.