Sitharaman hits back at Yadav over IDBI bank sale. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has strongly responded to Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav's criticism of the Centre's proposed disinvestment of IDBI Bank, accusing opposition parties of shedding "crocodile tears" over the lender's sale. The exchange followed Yadav's description of the government's asset-sale approach as a "season end sale".