Lashing out at Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his remarks on state-run banks, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said he has a penchant for making baseless statements.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman termed the allegation of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi against state-owned banks a "misrepresentation of facts" and an "insult to the hardworking employees and to the citizens".

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman strongly criticized Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi for his comments regarding the functioning of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) under the

While Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-led Centre of using PSBs as an unlimited source of funds for "fraudulent friends", Sitharaman hit out at the MP saying the Congress-led UPA regime treated public banks as "ATMs for their cronies and shady businessmen".

In a series of posts on social media platform X, Sitharaman said that the Congress leader's claims were baseless, as PSBs had seen a remarkable turnaround under the current government.

Finance Minister Nirmala on Wednesday termed the allegation of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi against state-owned banks as an insult to the hardworking employees and to the citizens who benefit from a cleaner,

Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday termed the allegation of Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi against state-owned banks as an insult to the hardworking employees.

Rahul Gandhi in an X post alleged that the public sector banks are being “forced to prioritise profit over people

Gandhi held a meeting with a delegation from the All India Banking Officers Confederation and then said the Modi government has transformed the banks into exclusive benefactors for wealthy and influential corporations.