KA-BANK-PROTEST

Congress stages protest against Vijaya Bank merger

Mangaluru,Jan 10 (PTI): Congress Thursday staged protests

at different venues in the city against the Centres decision

to merge Vijaya Bank with Dena Bank and Bank of Baroda.

The main protest was held in front of Vijaya bank

regional office here, where former minister Ramanath Rai and J

R Lobo, MLC, addressed protestors.

Lobo said the Centre' move to merge the profit-making

Vijaya Bank, established in Dakshina Kannada, with two other

banks running under loss, was tantamount to betrayal of the

people of the region.

Ramanath Rai and district Congress president Harish Kumar

also spoke.

Protests were also held at Kankanady and before the

Congress party office.