加拿大公司费尔法克斯金融控股公司（Fairfax Financial Holdings）拟以55亿美元收购IDBI银行（IDBI Bank），正面临来自员工和政党因该贷款机构的估值及政府股权出售流程而产生的反对。
Canadian firm Fairfax Financial Holdings' (FFH.TO) proposed $5.5 billion takeover of IDBI Bank (IDBI.NS) is facing opposition from employees and political parties over the lender's valuation and the government's stake-sale process.
10月14日，印度政府批准向费尔法克斯金融控股公司出售IDBI银行60.72%的股份，金额约为5300亿卢比（折合55.9亿美元），这是该国银行业最大的一笔外国投资。
On October 14, the Indian government approved the sale of a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank to Fairfax Financial Holdings for about 530 billion rupees ($5.59 billion), the largest foreign investment in the country's banking sector.
作为交易的一部分，政府和印度人寿保险公司（LIC）同意将该贷款机构略超60%的股份出售给费尔法克斯。
As part of the deal, the government and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) agreed to sell a little over 60% stake in the lender to Fairfax.
IDBI银行官员和员工联合论坛（UFIOE）周二连续第二天继续举行全国大罢工，反对出售，并敦促政府叫停该交易。
The United Forum of IDBI Officers and Employees (UFIOE) continued its nationwide strike against the sale for a second day on Tuesday, urging the government to halt it.
工会代表辩称，当局在出售过程中对IDBI银行的地位采取了不一致的立场。
Union representatives have argued that authorities have taken inconsistent positions on IDBI Bank's status during the sale process.
“在监管和法院裁决方面，IDBI银行被当作私营部门银行对待。但在估值目的上，它却在与公共部门银行进行比较，”联合论坛召集人德维达斯·图尔贾普尔卡尔（Devidas Tuljapurkar）说道，他质疑了用于确定该贷款机构价值的方法。在印度，国有银行的估值往往低于私营放贷机构。
"When it comes to regulation and court rulings, IDBI Bank is treated as a private sector bank. But for valuation purposes, it is being compared with public sector banks," said Devidas Tuljapurkar, convenor of UFIOE, questioning the methodology used to determine the lender's value. dia, government-owned banks tend to trade at lower valuations than private lenders.
工会已敦促政府撤回私有化计划，转而通过将持股比例提高到51%以上来保留多数所有权，同时保障公共投资和员工利益。这起拟议的出售交易也引发了政治批评。
The union has urged the government to withdraw the privatisation plan and instead retain majority ownership by increasing its stake above 51%, while safeguarding public investment and employee interests. The proposed sale has also drawn political criticism.
上周，反对党领袖拉胡尔·甘地（Rahul Gandhi）支持抗议员工，并反对将银行控制权移交给费尔法克斯。
Last week, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi backed protesting employees and opposed transferring control of the bank to Fairfax.
甘地在一份声明中表示：“公共银行不是用来变卖的资产，它们是建设国家的工具。”财政部长尼尔马拉·西塔拉曼（Nirmala Sitharaman）为政府的决定进行了辩护，称IDBI银行在过去几届政府期间向大型企业集团发放多年贷款后，财务状况变得薄弱。她补充说，该行最终通过“专业精神、审慎态度”以及超过2500亿卢比的资本重组得以重振。
In a statement, Gandhi said: "Public banks are not assets to be sold off, they are tools to build the nation." Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the government's decision, saying IDBI Bank had been left financially weak after years of lending to large corporate groups during previous administrations. She added that it was finally revived through “professionalism, prudence" and recapitalization of more than 250 billion rupees.
为了给政府增加压力，反对党国大党的劳工分支机构——无组织工人和雇员大会于周一写信给财政部长尼尔马拉·西塔拉曼，要求对IDBI银行股权出售进行独立调查，并警告如果不满足其要求将采取法律行动。
Adding to pressure on the government, the Unorganised Workers and Employees Congress, a labour wing of the opposition Congress Party, wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, seeking an independent investigation into the IDBI Bank stake sale and warning of legal action if its demand was not met.
上周，当地媒体报道称，政府官员低估了IDBI银行的估值，以使费尔法克斯的报价显得更具吸引力。财政部拒绝了这一指控，称资产剥离核心秘书小组审查了估值方法。
Last week, local media reported that government officials had understated IDBI Bank's valuation to make Fairfax's offer appear more attractive. The finance ministry rejected the allegation, saying the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment reviewed the valuation methodology.
路透社无法独立核实该报道，也无法确定是否存在任何偏离既定程序的情况。发给费尔法克斯和财政部的电子邮件未得到回复。
Reuters could not independently verify the report or establish whether any deviations from the prescribed process had occurred. Emails to Fairfax and the finance ministry went unanswered.