President Ramnath Kovind did the right thing by pulling out of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), as it has been under a cloud of the co-location scandal, running into billions of dollars.
A news flash in India Today indicated that several Cabinet ministers may also be attending this event. This is highly inappropriate as the NSE is under investigation by the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for enabling a select few to gain access to its servers at the expense of the stockholders[1].
The amounts are mind-boggling. In a five-year period, a few select individuals and entities made close to Rs.50,000 – Rs.70,000 crores ($7.7B – $11.5 B)[2]. SEBI has been investigating this case for a while now and like every other probe, this one too is going very slowly. In fact, the current chairman of NSE, Ashok Chawla has been named in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charge sheet and should resign till the investigation is completed[3]. CBI is also investigating several brokers and individuals who helped rig the system[4].
Many of the founders such as Ravi Narain, Chithra Ramakrishna etc. are all under investigation and will be present at the function, if for nothing else, to project an image that all is well. That SEBI has not demanded Chawla’s resignation is shocking! Combine this with the probes of the Bombay Stock Exchange Chairman, it beggars belief that SEBI actually controls these exchanges and not the other way around.
A similar thing had happened with the ministers frequenting NDTV channel despite it being under investigation by several agencies and only after repeating pointing and prodding has this process been put on hold. One wonders why some ministers like to embarrass themselves and the Prime Minister by acquiescing to attend such events.
References:
[1] Anatomy of a crime – Who benefited from the HFT scam? Oct 4, 2017, PGurus.com
[2] Anatomy of a crime P2 – The amount of the HFT loot – Sep 25, 2017, PGurus.com
[3] Ashok Chawla must resign – Jul 20, 2018, PGurus.com
[4] Questions ED and CBI should be asking of C-Company minions – Jul 12, 2018, PGurus.com
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The public have waited for decision of many commissions, judicial commissions and judicial verdicts for years together till their life time. There is nothing wrong in the presentation of facts by news paper and channels, when basic truths are established in such cases.
Dharini, Instead of beating around the bush, can you explain what is wrong in this article.
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Do you deny NSE is under investigation by SEBI?
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What makes you think this author lacks an understanding of the business?
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Dharini, You need to come out & explain your criticism based on facts
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Your failure to do so will reinforce my suspicion you are writing on behalf of some unknown culprits in this mega scam
The author is being the prosecutor and the judge in the matter. He should wait for the SEBI order. Also, often i find people making sensational stories without an iota of understanding of the business – may be because it sells???