Cuttack: Sahara India customers protest non-payment of matured deposits

by Argus News

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--Hundreds of depositors and agents of the Sahara India staged a demonstration at Chandini Chowk branch office in Cuttak, demanding early release of matured deposits.

Cuttack, Sep 22: Hundreds of depositors and agents of the Sahara India on Wednesday staged a demonstration at Chandini Chowk branch office here, demanding early release of matured deposits.

Holding a banner, the protesters walked down in a rally and sat on a dhrana in front of the Sahara India office.

“Almost two years have passed since my deposits reached maturity. Despite repeated approaches, they are not paying back,” said a depositor.

Another affected depositor said though his deposits got matured three years back he is yet to get his savings back.

“The Sahara India is taking plea of a pending case at the Supreme Court. However, depositors’ money has no link with the case as these deposits come under the Multi State Credit Cooperative Society,” said an agent.

He said the company is now converting matured savings into other schemes alluring customers. “We have already submitted a memorandum to the district Collector. The Collector forwarded our grievance to the Economic Offence Wing. This is the only assurance we have got so far,” said the agent.

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Gehlot’s OSD Launches Scathing Attack Against Outgoing Cm For Cong'S Debacle In Rajasthan

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Jaipur, Dec 3: Lokesh Sharma, the OSD to Ashok Gehlot, on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the outgoing Chief Minister by holding him solely responsible for Congress' debacle in the Assembly elections, the results of which were announced on Sunday.

The BJP swept the polls by winning 115 seats in the 199-member Assembly to oust the Congress, which was reduced to just 69 seats.

“I am hurt by the results, but not surprised. Congress could have undoubtedly changed the customs in #Rajasthan, but Ashok Gehlot ji never wanted any change. This is not the defeat of Congress, but of Ashok Gehlot ji.

“The party fought the elections under Gehlot's leadership, giving him a free hand and according to him, he himself was contesting on every seat. Neither his experience, nor magic worked. Congress did not win with the help of his plans, nor did the immense ‘pink' campaign work.

"Despite being a three-time CM, Gehlot brought the party down. Till date, he has only taken from the party, but has never been able to help the Congress retain power in the state,” Sharma said.

And Sharma didn't stop here as he went on to use phrases like “cheating with the high command", "not allowing correct feedback to reach the top", "not allowing anyone to become an alternative", "continuously taking wrong decisions out of narcissism", "being surrounded by immature and selfish people", "ignoring all feedback and surveys", "allotting tickets to his favourite candidates", etc. to target the outgoing Chief Ministers.

“The results which came out today were certain. I myself had told this to the Chief Minister earlier, I had warned him many times, but he did not listen... In fact, he didn't like any person who told the truth,” Sharma said.

It needs to be mentioned here that Sharma wanted to contest the polls from Bikaner, but Gehlot had emphasised that state Education Minister B.D. Kalla should seek renomination from the seat.

Sharma had also asked for a ticket from Bhilwara, but was denied.

"I traveled continuously for six months, met people, organised dialogue programmes with thousands of youth, covered about 127 Assembly constituencies and submitted ground reports to the CM.

"I put all the details on the table so that decisions could be made by taking corrective steps on time... I myself had expressed my desire to contest the elections, first from Bikaner and then on the request of the CM from Bhilwara, the seat where we were losing for 20 years.

"But he was in no mood for an experiment. And for B.D. Kalla ji, I had told six months ago that he would lose the elections by more than 20,000 votes, and that's what happened," said Sharma.

5th T20I: Shreyas Iyer's Fifty Helps India Reach 160/8 Against Australia

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Shreyas Iyer struck a 37-ball 53 to help India post a modest 160/8 against Australia in the fifth and final T20I of the bilateral series at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here on Sunday.

While Shreyas Iyer struck five boundaries and two maximums, Jitesh Sharma hammered a 16-ball 24 and Axar Patel blasted a 21-ball 31 studded with two fours and one six as India recovered from an early collapse to post a modest title.

Having already sealed the series 3-1 in the fourth match at Raipur, India made a decent start of 33 before opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was sent back by Jason Behrendorff for 21 in the fourth over.

Fellow opener Ruturaj Gaikwad (10) was out in the next over, caught by Behrendorff off Ben Dwarshuis as India slumped to 33 for two after Australia skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and elected to bowl first in the inconsequential match.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav could manage only five runs while Rinku Singh, the hero of India's victory in the fourth match, failed for once, getting out for six runs, caught by Tim David off Tanveer Sangha.

Shreyas and Jitesh added 42 runs for the fifth wicket while he and Axar Patel raised 46 runs for the sixth wicket partnership as India reached 143/6 in the 19th over.

Brief scores:

India 160/8 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 53, Axar Patel 31, Jitesh Sharma 24; Jason Behrendorff 2-38, Ben Dwarshuis 2-30) against Australia.

(IANS)

Pooja Bhatt Wishes Falaq Naaz On Her B’day: ‘To A Lifetime Of Love, Laughter’

by Pabitra Mohan Senapaty

Mumbai, Dec 3: Filmmaker and actress Pooja Bhatt on Sunday extended birthday wishes ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’ contestant Falaq Naaz, and said: "To a lifetime of love, laughter, shared tears and much light."

Pooja and Falaz were seen together in ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ season 2. Taking to Instagram, Pooja shared a candid picture with Falaq and Bebika Dhurve.

The picture shows them posing in a natural retreat, with waterfall as the backdrop. Pooja is wearing a black tee shirt and leggings, while Falaq dons a sky blue cartoon print tee shirt and denim shorts.

Along with the photos, Pooja wrote: “We often look out of the same window but rarely see the same view.. and we sometimes find those people who see what we see, feel what we feel & are willing to witness life anew.”

“Happy Birthday @falaqnaazz Here's to a lifetime of love, laughter, shared tears & much light! And thank you #BiggBoss for granting me the gift of friendship amongst the many learnings & rewards you brought to my life! Forever gratetul,” added the ‘Border’ actress.

Meanwhile, on the film front, she was last seen in ‘Chup: Revenge of the artist’.

Cuttack: Sahara India customers protest non-payment of matured deposits

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