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निराश हैं रिजर्व बैंक ऑफ इंडिया (RBI) के गवर्नर रघुराम राजन कहा देश में अच्छे अर्थशास्त्रियों की हैं कमी

निराश हैं रिजर्व बैंक ऑफ इंडिया (RBI) के गवर्नर रघुराम राजन कहा देश में अच्छे अर्थशास्त्रियों की हैं कमी

  | मुंबई, 30 जुलाई 2015

देश में अच्छे अर्थशास्त्रियों की कमी है. यह बात कोई और नहीं खुद रिजर्व बैंक ऑफ इंडिया (RBI) के गवर्नर रघुराम जी राजन ने कही. राजन ने मेघनाद देसाई अकादमी आफ इकनामिक्स का उद्घाटन करते हुए कहा कि बेहतर अर्थशास्त्री न होने की वजह से देश में बेहतर पालिसी बनाना बेहद मुश्किल भरा काम हो गया है.

  निराश है राजन!
आईआईएम अहमदाबाद के गोल्ड मेडलिस्ट रघुराम राजन ने  कहा न जाने कहां सारी प्रतिभाएं खो गई हैं. अच्छी और इनोवेटिव सोच न होने की वजह से पालिसी क्रिएशन दूभर हो गया है. राजन ने कहा कि वह दिन भर के कामकाज को देखते है और इन सारे कामों से बेहद निराश हैं. राजन ने निराशा के भाव में कहा कि हमने अर्थशास्त्रियों की एक पूरी पीढ़ी खो दी है.
 
समझना है जरूरी
राजान ने आगे बोलते हुआ कहा कि दिल्ली, मुंबई और पूरे देश में अच्छे अर्थशास्त्रियों की जरूरत है. ऐसे लोग जो लॉजिकल हो और चीजों को समझ सकते हो. राजन ने बेहद ख़ूबसूरती से समझाया कि अर्थशास्त्र की पूरी बुनियाद 'समझने की जरुरत' पर टिकी है. मूल्य सिद्धान्त तथा सामान्य संतुलन को समझना बेहद जरूरी है.
कई पालिसियां इन आधारभूत सिद्धांत को अनदेखा कर ही बना दी जाती हैं और बाद में प्रॉब्लम होती है. एक बेहतर पालिसी किसी अर्थशास्त्री का सबसे बड़ा योगदान हो सकती हैं. याद रहे राजन इससे पहले इंटरनेशनल मॉनिटरी फंड (IMF) के चीफ इकोनॉमिस्ट रह चुके है. इनके पास दुनिया की नंबर 1 यूनिवर्सिटी मेसाचुसेट्स इंस्टिट्यूट ऑफ टेक्नोलॉजी (MIT) से डॉक्टरेट की उपाधि भी है.

भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ जंग में नहीं मिला मोदी के दफ्तर का साथ: संजीव चतुर्वेदी

भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ जंग में नहीं मिला मोदी के दफ्तर का साथ: संजीव चतुर्वेदी

  | नई दिल्ली, 30 जुलाई 2015

संजीव चतुर्वेदी (फाइल फोटो)

रेमन मैग्सेसे पुरस्कार विजेता संजीव चतुर्वेदी ने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के आड़े हाथों लिया है. उन्होंने प्रधानमंत्री दफ्तर (पीएमओ) पर आरोप लगाया है कि उसने हरियाणा और एम्स में उनके भ्रष्टाचार विरोधी अभियान में साथ नहीं दिया. हरियाणा के 2002 बैच के अधिकारी संजीव चतुर्वेदी एम्स में कई भ्रष्टाचार के मामलों को उजागर करने के लिए जाने जाते हैं और पिछले साल जब उन्हें एम्स के सीवीओ पद से हटाया गया तो बड़ा विवाद हुआ था. इसके लिए मोदी सरकार के स्वास्थ्य मंत्री जेपी नड्डा पर आरोप लगाए गए थे. 

'मैंने मोदी के नारे को उसी रूप में लिया'
उन्होंने कहा, 'जब मैं हरियाणा व एम्स में भ्रष्टाचार से जंग लड़ रहा था, तो मेरे खिलाफ तरह-तरह की झूठी बातें फैलाई गईं.' चतुर्वेदी ने कहा, 'मेरी गलती यह थी कि मैं भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ जंग के दौरान मैंने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के 'न खाऊंगा, न खाने दूंगा' के नारे को उसी रूप में ले लिया, जिस रूप में यह प्रतिध्वनित होता है.'
मैग्सेसे फाउंडेशन ने बुधवार को चतुर्वेदी और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता अंशु गुप्ता को साल 2015 का मैग्सेसे अवॉर्ड दिए जाने की घोषणा की. इसके बाद चतुर्वेदी ने एक टीवी चैनल से कहा, 'पीएमओ ने भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ जंग में साथ नहीं दिया.' एम्स के सतर्कता अधिकारी रह चुके चतुर्वेदी ने कहा, 'असहिष्णु रवैया भ्रष्टाचार के खिलाफ होना चाहिए, न कि ईमानदार अधिकारियों के खिलाफ.'

Live #YakubToHang: Yakub Memon hanged.........#YakubMemon

Live #YakubToHang: Yakub Memon hanged

30 Jul, 2015

1993 Mumbai serial blasts' convict Yakub Memon was hanged in Nagpur Central Jail on Thursday morning. Stay with us for all the latest developments.

Key Highlights

• Yakub Memon declared dead at 7.01am: TV reports
  07:09 AM
• Video recording done of Yakub Memon's execution
  06:55 AM
• 1993 Mumbai serial blasts' convict Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Central Jail: TV reports
  06:38 AM
• I am very disappointed & unhappy. SC has made a tragic mistake: Anand Grover
  05:11 AM
• Yakub Memon will be hanged at 7am today as scheduled.
  05:05 AM
• Yakub Memon to be hanged as Supreme Court rejects last-minute mercy plea.
  04:57 AM
• Attorney general calls the entire procedure to stall the execution a 'game'.
  04:10 AM
• Memon has right to challenge rejection of mercy plea: Anand Grover, Yakub's lawyer
  03:54 AM
• Nagpur cops give 'confidential letter' to Yakub's kin in Nagpur.
  03:25 AM
• Hearing on Yakub Memon's petition against his hanging begins in Supreme Court.
  03:25 AM
• Three-member bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, Prafulla Chandra Pant and Amitava Roy will hear the petition at the Supreme Court.
  02:50 AM
• Justice Dipak Misra to head the three member bench which will hear Yakub's plea.
  02:36 AM
• Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi reaches Supreme Court.
  02:29 AM
• Hearing on Yakub Memon's plea against execution to take place in court no-4 of Supreme Court.
  02:28 AM
• SC to hear Yakub Memon's last-minute plea at 2:30am
  01:57 AM
• CJI to hear plea of senior lawyers at 2am
  12:41 AM
• Pranab Mukherjee rejects Yakub Memon's fresh mercy plea; execution today
  12:27 AM
• Modi govt recommends rejection of Yakub Memon's fresh mercy plea
  12:24 AM
• Countdown for Yakub Memon's hanging starts at Nagpur jail
  12:23 AM
• President refers Yakub Memon's mercy plea to MHA after SC dismisses his plea
  12:20 AM
• SC dismisses Yakub Memon's plea on death warrant
  12:19 AM
• Yakub Memon involved but did not deserve gallows, says Asaduddin Owaisi
  12:15 AM

Live Updates

07:16 AM

Strong slap for political leaders who tried to bring religion & terrorism together: Sidharth N Singh #YakubMemon July 30, 2015

07:09 AM

Yakub Memon declared dead at 7.01am: TV reports

07:00 AM

Maharashtra CM likely to make a statement on Yakub Memon's execution in the assembly at 11am

06:58 AM

1993 Mumbai serial blasts' convict Yakub Memon's brothers Usman and Suleiman are still in hotel Dwarka and yet to leave for Nagpur Central Jail.

06:55 AM

Video recording done of Yakub Memon's execution

06:44 AM

Security tightened at Yakub Memon's residence in Mahim

(ANI photo)

06:43 AM

Yakub Memon hanged...doctor to certify him dead in next 30 min —

06:38 AM

1993 Mumbai serial blasts' convict Yakub Memon hanged in Nagpur Central Jail: TV reports

06:30 AM

Security tightened at Yakub Memon's residence

06:29 AM

Yakub given new clothes to wear: TV reports

06:28 AM

Two constables to hang Yakub Memon: TV reports

05:56 AM

Democracy is alive. The SC upheld its duty: Kirit Somaiya, BJP on #YakubMemon pic.twitter.com/obM7liAXKk —  July 30, 2015

05:47 AM

Preparations under way in Nagpur Central Jail for Yakub Memon's hanging

05:45 AM

Security tightened outside Nagpur Central Jail. July 30, 2015

05:22 AM

I hope he has a dignified death

Anand Grover, Yakub's lawyer

05:15 AM

If we dont want terrorism to strike steps need to be taken: Anand Grover on #YakubMemon  — ANI  July 29, 2015

05:11 AM

AG says it is the end of legal process and not a question of victory.

05:11 AM

I am very disappointed & unhappy. SC has made a tragic mistake: Anand Grover

05:08 AM

Rejection of first mercy petition by President could have been assailed before this court

Supreme Court

05:07 AM

This is not the right decision: Anand Grover on #YakubMemon  July 29, 2015

05:06 AM

Stay of death warrant could be a travesty of justice: SC

05:05 AM

Yakub Memon will be hanged at 7am today as scheduled.

05:03 AM

We dont think in a case of this nature, granting further time is necessary: Justice Dipak Mishra

04:57 AM

Yakub Memon to be hanged as Supreme Court rejects last-minute mercy plea.

04:56 AM

22 years have passed since the blasts. No error in warrant as per earlier order: SC

04:54 AM

New facts will be added at the drop of a hat and the President will be asked again & again: SC observes

04:45 AM

Review petition for Yakub Memon was heard for ten days when the law mandates that only half hour has to be given. He has been given ample opportunities

Justice Dipak Misra

04:39 AM

Petitioner Yakub Memon never disowned the mercy petition filed by his brother

Justice Dipak Misra

04:39 AM

On 11.4.2014 mercy petition by the brother of Yakub Memon was rejected: Justice Dipak Misra

04:34 AM

Execution warrant was communicated to Yakub Memon on 13th July 2015

Justice Dipak Misra

04:27 AM

Similar prayers were made in the petition disposed off yesterday: Justice Dipak Mishra #YakubMemon (order dictation still underway) July 29, 2015

04:23 AM

Both sides conclude arguments. Judges to pronounce decision on Yakub's plea shortly

04:21 AM

Memon's petition is not maintainable: AG

04:21 AM

Meanwhile,  says quoting sources that Nagpur jail administration has asked staff to deposit all mobiles and gadgets.

04:17 AM

They are hell bent on executing Memon this morning: Yakub's lawyer

04:16 AM

Death warrant upheld just 10 hours ago by three judges cannot be quashed

AG Mukul Rohatgi

04:13 AM

Petitioner's idea is to delay the execution by 4-5 years on death row & then seek commutation alleging inordinate delay

AG Mukul Rohatgi

04:10 AM

Attorney general calls the entire procedure to stall the execution a 'game'.

04:05 AM

There should be no abuse of the legal procedure

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi

04:01 AM

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi begins his argument, opposes defence tactics strongly

04:01 AM

Convict has the right to receive copy of rejection of the mercy plea: Yakub's lawyer

03:58 AM

Lawyer questions how the President rejected Yakub's fresh mercy plea in such a short time.

03:58 AM

Yakub Memon's lawyer argues that according to rules, the nearest legal centre must be contacted the day mercy plea gets rejected. That did not happen.

03:54 AM

Memon has right to challenge rejection of mercy plea: Anand Grover, Yakub's lawyer

03:52 AM

A death row convict is entitled to 14 days reprieve after rejection of mercy plea

Yakub Memon's lawyer Anand Grover

03:46 AM

The letter handed over to Yakub Memon's kin by prison authorities states that Yakub would be hanged between 6.30am and 7am.

03:42 AM

Lawyers argue that Yakub Memon filed mercy plea for the first time in his own name on Wednesday. Hence, he should get 14 days' time before hanging.

03:38 AM

Cops deliver confidential letter to #YakubMemon's family in Nagpur. July 29, 2015

03:34 AM

Yakub's lawyers seek 14-day reprieve while arguing before three-member SC bench.

03:25 AM

Nagpur cops give 'confidential letter' to Yakub's kin in Nagpur.

03:25 AM

Hearing on Yakub Memon's petition against his hanging begins in Supreme Court.

03:01 AM

Security tightened across Mumbai

02:54 AM

Lawyers reach the Supreme Court

02:50 AM

Three-member bench comprising Justices Dipak Misra, Prafulla Chandra Pant and Amitava Roy will hear the petition at the Supreme Court.

02:36 AM

Justice Dipak Misra to head the three member bench which will hear Yakub's plea.

02:36 AM

Protesters outside Supreme Court against late night hearing of Yakub's plea

02:29 AM

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi reaches Supreme Court.

02:28 AM

Hearing on Yakub Memon's plea against execution to take place in court no-4 of Supreme Court.

02:16 AM

Legal luminaries gather@Supreme Court.This is one of the most dramatic moments of Indian democracy,each wing strong,each interlocked. #Memon — Dr.Srijana Mitra Das (@srijanapiya17) July 29, 2015

02:06 AM

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi may be present for the late-night hearing of Yakub Memon's plea to stay his execution: TV reports

02:03 AM

Meanwhile, security has been tightened outside Nagpur Central Jail where Yakub is scheduled to be hanged at 7am.

01:57 AM

SC to hear Yakub Memon's last-minute plea at 2:30am

01:43 AM

Last-minute plea to stay Yakub Memon's hanging to be heard at the residence of Justice Dipak Misra: TV reports

01:35 AM

These new grounds required fresh consideration and could not have been rejected mechanically. Moreover, rejection of fresh mercy petition required the authorities to give at least 14 days notice, as mandated by the SC’s recent judgment in Shabnam case, to the condemned prisoner and his family about the possible date of execution

Yakub's lawyer Rishabh Sancheti

01:35 AM

Yakub's last-ditch plea in SC

Petition by Yakub's lawyers fault the rejection of mercy petitions by the President and the governor for non-application of mind as the new clemency petitions sought commutation of death penalty to life imprisonment on grounds which were different from the reasons cited by Yakub in 2013 while seeking mercy from the President.

01:23 AM

7-day time mandatory

According to Maharasthra Prisons Rules, 1971, each convict should be given 7 days after jail superintendent informs the convict about dismissal of appeal.

01:21 AM

Lawyers to argue about 'error' in judgment

Top lawyers to tell SC that two legal precedents may have been mixed up by bench

01:17 AM

The residents of Malkani Mahal building opposite Century Bazar feel somewhat vindicated by Tuesday’s verdict, which sealed the fate of Yakub Memon. The structure was reduced to ruins after a time bomb placed under a peepal tree exploded on March 12, 1993. Here's a quick look at their family-tree:

01:13 AM

01:01 AM

4 senior lawyers at residence of CJI

12:46 AM

Three-judge bench may hear last-ditch plea to stay Yakub's hanging: TV reports

12:41 AM

CJI to hear plea of senior lawyers at 2am

According to TV reports, CJI is likely to hear the plea of senior lawyers seeking 14-day stay on Yakub's execution at 2am.

12:27 AM

Pranab Mukherjee rejects Yakub Memon's fresh mercy plea; execution today

In a major development,President Pranab Mukherjee has rejected Yakub Memon's mercy plea. The rejection of the mercy petition has cleared the deck for Yakub's hanging.

12:26 AM

Yakub Memon verdict: 'Death penalty no answer to terror'

As the Supreme Court gave the go-ahead for the hanging of Mumbai bomb blasts convict Yakub Memon, a majority of voices opined that death penalty was not the answer to terrorism, and underlined that he was not the main accused.

12:26 AM

Last-ditch petition for Memon in Supreme Court

In yet another last ditch action, lawyers for Yakub Memon, facing execution on Thursday, moved the Supreme Court late tonight seeking stay of his hanging.

12:25 AM

Yakub Memon's lawyers file petition in SC challenging Maharashtra guv's decision

Yakub Memon's lawyers file petition in Supreme Court challenging Maharashtra governor's decision to reject his fresh mercy plea.

12:24 AM

Modi govt recommends rejection of Yakub Memon's fresh mercy plea

12:23 AM

Countdown for Yakub Memon's hanging starts at Nagpur jail

Memon is all set to be hanged to death as per the TADA court's order on Thursday, on his 53rd birthday. All the preparations are complete, prison sources said. Top police officials on Wednesday visited the prison to supervise the security.

12:21 AM

Security tightened in Mumbai on alert ahead of Memon's execution

Before the hanging of the sole death-row convict of 1993 Mumbai blasts case Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon in Nagpur, the police have tightened security in India's financial capital.

12:20 AM

President refers Yakub Memon's mercy plea to MHA after SC dismisses his plea

12:19 AM

SC dismisses Yakub Memon's plea on death warrant

12:18 AM

Yakub Memon files fresh mercy plea before President

In a last ditch attempt on Wednesday lone condemned convict in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case Yakub Memon submitted a fresh mercy plea, this time to the President of India to commute his death sentence which is scheduled for today.

12:17 AM

Hang Yakub, demand kin of blast victims

Family members of some of the victims of 1993 Mumbai blasts on Wednesday demanded that Yakub Memon be hanged and submitted a mass petition to chief minister Devendra Fanavis in this regard.

12:16 AM

Yakub Memon has not made his will so far: Lawyer

12:15 AM

Attorney general calls Yakub Memon a 'traitor'

12:15 AM

Yakub Memon involved but did not deserve gallows, says Asaduddin Owaisi

#YakubVerdict : SC dismisses Yakub Memon's plea on death warrant ... #याकूब_को_फांसी_दो

#YakubVerdict : SC dismisses Yakub Memon's plea on death warrant

| Jul 29, 2015, 04.24 PM IST

Twelve coordinated blasts had rocked Bombay, as the city was then known, on March 12, 1993, leaving 257 dead and over 700 injured.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed Yakub Abdul Razak Memon's plea against his scheduled execution tomorrow in 1993 Mumbai blasts case

The SC bench did not find fault with the issuance of death warrant by the TADA court.

"After the rejection of mercy petition by the President, Memon had not challenged that in the court of law," the SC bench said.

He may be executed tomorrow.

Earlier, Maharashtra governor Vidyasagar Rao on Wednesday rejected Yakub Memon's mercy petition.

However, Yakub filed a fresh mercy petition with President on Wednesday. That is his last hope now.

#Yakub is left with just 16 hours of his life as he is scheduled to be hanged at 7am tomorrow, which is also his birthday.@timesofindia

— Amit Anand Choudhary (@amitanandchy) July 29, 2015

Senior advocate Raju Ramachndran, appearing for Memon, initiated arguments by referring to the separate, divergent orders passed by Justice A R Dave and Justice Kurian Joseph yesterday and said that the procedures established by the law have not been followed while deciding the curative petition of the convict.

Ramachandran said, "The judges, who were part of judicial process earlier, must be party to curative petition. It cannot be decided by judges who are strangers to the matters."

He further said that besides the three senior most judges, the curative petition should have been circulated to the judges, if available, who had decided the criminal appeal and the review petition.

Senior advocates T R Andhyarujina and Anand Grover both supported the contention of Ramachandran and said that this death warrant is illegal and can not be executed tomorrow.

Attorney general Mukul Rohatgi said that the court should not forget the fact that it was the first terror attack at the heart of the country that had led to the death of 257 persons and several hundred injured.

Memon, the lone death convict in 1993 Mumbai blasts case, in his plea had claimed he was suffering from schizophrenia since 1996 and has remained behind the bars for nearly 20 years, much more than a person serving life term has to spend in jail. He had sought commutation of death penalty, contending that a convict cannot be awarded life term and the death sentence for the same offence.

The apex court had on June 2, 2014 stayed the execution of Memon and referred his plea to a Constitution bench as to whether review petitions in death penalty cases be heard in an open court or in chambers.

Twelve coordinated blasts had rocked Bombay, as the city was then known, on March 12, 1993, leaving 257 dead and over 700 injured.

Opinion On #Windows10: Windows 10 corrects Microsoft's stupid mistakes of the past.It's 20 years since Windows 95 changed the world. Can Windows 10 do the same?

Opinion On #Windows10: Windows 10 corrects Microsoft's stupid mistakes of the past

It's 20 years since Windows 95 changed the world. Can Windows 10 do the same?

29 July 2015

In August 1995 my friend Nathan and I sat in his living room with his PC on the dining table and a huge number of floppy disks and installed Windows 96. After Doom, this was the most significant thing that happened to me in computing terms for a long time.

It was significant for Microsoft too because while it was still the dominant player in computing software Apple's Mac was gaining ground and winning people over in terms of simplicity. So to make sure the launch was a big success Microsoft spent a lot of money globally on advertising. In the UK it did some massive buyout of The Times for a day, featuring a colourful Windows 95 supplement.

In some ways Windows 10 is more significant for Microsoft. It's the first time the company has given away a major update like this. Windows 10 is also the product of those grumbles from consumers about the Windows 8 user interface. I personally didn't have a problem with the full-screen affair. Even on my home desktop I found it reasonable to use. There was a lot of moaning though, because people don't like change.

Really though, Microsoft should always have understood that giving people a choice was preferable to forcing everyone to use the same tablet-style OS. What the company did here was utterly destroy the underlying strengths of the new operating system. Don't forget that the UI is just one piece of what's going on with an OS, and Windows 8 brought with it plenty of great new features that actually moved along the platform substantially.

The same is true for Windows 10 too, but this time Microsoft has, for the most part, managed to avoid any controversy. Some people are in early whinging about how it forces updates on users. The fact is, for most people this is a good and worthwhile safety measure. Sure, once again it would be good for advanced users to be able to turn off updates, but you need one of the more advanced editions like Pro or Enterprise to do that.

Not perfect, but very good indeed

For me though Windows 10 is just about ideal. I've been using it on my desktop machine since the pre-release test got usable - and some of the time when it really wasn't. I watched it start off well, go through a really very rough phase and then emerge last week in version 10240 as something that feels almost completely finished.

For one thing the constant bluescreens have gone now, and the OS feels totally ready for its launch. Visually, it's stylish low-key and everything Windows 8 could have been. There are some good changes to the underlying code too. DirectX, for example, will get a massive performance boost under Windows 10 which will make gaming on a PC even more attractive.

The great unifier

But there's one other crucial thing to remember about Windows 10 - it's supposed to bring Microsoft together. Xbox, Windows Phone and PCs will all be running versions of this OS with the same underlying kernel. The idea is that developers can produce apps that run on all three platforms. The company, for example, wants Office on your phone to work like Office on your PC. You can connect a keyboard, monitor and mouse and the untrained eye won't be able to tell that it's running on a phone.

Some of this won't affect regular users in the slightest, but Windows 10 is free, and Microsoft wants to get everyone off the older versions ASAP. If you ask me I'd recommend it in a heartbeat, it's Microsoft at its very best and easily the update everyone has been waiting for.

Will Windows 10 change the world? Sadly, we're probably a bit past that now. Computers are declining popularity and fewer are sold each year. That said, Windows 10 might help you fall back in love with your computer again after the Windows 8 years.
And best of all, you can just download Windows via the internet now. No more sitting around for hours swapping floppy disks around as Nathan and I did 20 years ago.

Taliban leader Mullah Omar 'is dead'

• 10 minutes ago

The leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has died, Afghan officials say, but the militant group has not commented on the claim.

The reclusive leader died two to three years ago, Afghan government and intelligence sources said. No further details were released.
A Taliban spokesman contacted and said the group would issue a statement shortly.
There have been several reports of Mullah Omar's death in the past.

आरबीआई गवर्नर रघुराम राजन पर बैड लोन के मामले में सख्ती न करने का दबाव!

 Jul 29, 2015

मुंबई
आरबीआई गवर्नर रघुराम राजन के कथित बयानों को लेकर रहस्य का माहौल बन गया है। इन बयानों के मुताबिक, राजन ने कहा है कि उन पर इस बात का दबाव पड़ रहा है कि बैंकों के डूब सकने वाले कर्ज को नॉन-परफॉर्मिंग ऐसेट की कैटिगरी में न डाला जाए। वहीं एक अन्य कथित बयान के मुताबिक, राजन ने महंगाई के टारगेट को हर तीन साल पर रिव्यू करने के इंडियन फाइनैंशल कोड के प्रस्ताव की आलोचना की है।
दरअसल, राजन ने मुंबई में मेघनाद देसाई अकेडमी ऑफ इकनॉमिक्स का उद्घाटन किया था। अकेडमी ने अपने पब्लिक रिलेशंस कंसल्टेंट्स के जरिए गवर्नर के भाषण के दो वर्जन भिजवाए। इनमें से एक महंगाई, विदेशी मुद्रा भंडार और बैड लोन से जुड़ा था, तो दूसरे में इन तीनों बातों का जिक्र नहीं था।
पहली प्रेस रिलीज के मुताबिक, राजन ने कहा, 'जब मीडियम टर्म इनफ्लेशन टारगेट हो तो सभी को इसे आत्मसात करना चाहिए। लिहाजा महंगाई के टारगेट हर तीन साल पर नहीं बदले जाने चाहिए क्योंकि इसका अर्थ यह होगा कि जैसे ही लोग इसके असर को जज्ब करना शुरू करेंगे, टारगेट बदल जाएगा।'
अगर राजन ने यह बयान दिया है तो यह आईएफसी की सिफारिश के उलट है, जिसमें हर तीन साल पर इनफ्लेशन टारगेट रिव्यू करने की बात की गई है। दूसरी प्रेस रिलीज में इनफ्लेशन टारगेटिंग का जिक्र नहीं था।
राजन ने लोन चुकाने में डिफॉल्ट करने वालों के बारे में सख्त रवैया रखते हैं और बैंकिंग सिस्टम में इससे जुड़ी दिक्कत को खुले तौर पर स्वीकार करने में हिचकते नहीं हैं। प्रेस रिलीज के मुताबिक, राजन ने यह बात तो दोहराई ही, साथ में उन्होंने यह भी कहा कि उन पर ऐसी सख्ती न करने का बहुत दबाव पड़ रहा है।
पहली रिलीज में कहा गया, 'एनपीए डिक्लेयर करना मुख्य रूप से बही-खाते को साफ करने का मुद्दा है। मार्केट अच्छी तरह समझता है कि कौन सी चीज नॉन-परफॉर्मिंग है। फिर एनपीए को नजरंदाज करने से समस्या दूर नहीं होती, बस कुछ समय के लिए टल ही जाती है। इस समस्या को ठीक तरह से समझा नहीं जा रहा है।' हालांकि ये बातें भी दूसरी प्रेस रिलीज में गायब थीं।
इस बारे में पूछे जाने पर आरबीआई की प्रवक्ता ने कहा कि गवर्नर के भाषण की कॉपी आमतौर पर बैंक की वेबसाइट पर नहीं रखी जाती है। उन्होंने इस सवाल का जवाब नहीं दिया कि पहली रिलीज में जो कुछ कहा गया, वह गवर्नर का बयान था या नहीं। उद्घाटन समारोह से मीडिया को दूर रखा गया था। आयोजन में बैंकरों, अर्थशास्त्रियों और निवेशकों की उपस्थिति थी। दोनों ही रिलीज कम्युनिक पीआर एंड मार्केटिंग ने जारी की थीं। ईटी मेघनाद देसाई से उनके मोबाइल पर संपर्क नहीं कर सका। समारोह में मौजूद दो लोगों ने इस मामले में कमेंट करने से मना कर दिया।