New Delhi, March 29 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused the central government of turning banks into "collection agents" by increasing various charges, including ATM withdrawal fees.

According to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the government extracted at least Rs 43,500 crore from citizens between 2018 and 2024 due to non-maintenance of minimum balances in savings accounts and Jan Dhan accounts.

In a social media post on X, the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha said, "Our Banks have been unfortunately made 'Collection Agents' by the Modi Govt ! ATM Withdrawal Charges to be costlier. Modi Govt has extracted at least Rs43,500 Cr due to non-maintenance of Minimum Balance from Savings Accounts & Ja...