Demonetisation botched: Cong
Saturday, 19/11/2016
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/demonetisation-botched-cong/325396.html
Dera Bassi/Bathinda : Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh said today that demonetisation was a step in the right direction to curb corruption, but the way it had been handled had led to chaos.
Amarinder halted at a State Bank of India branch at Dera Bassi on the way to Chandigarh from Delhi. He said the people who hoarded black money had been informed in advance, while the poor were at the receiving end.
Meanwhile, blaming Modi for upsetting the lives of crores of people of the country due to demonetisation, former CLP leader Sunil Jakhar questioned Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal's silence over the plight of lakhs of farmers of the state.
“Lakhs of marginal farmers have their accounts in cooperative banks of the state. Now, the transactions at these banks have come to a halt due to a ‘cruel’ circular issued by the RBI. Where is the CM at this crucial juncture? Why is he not taking up the issue with the Centre?" asked Jakhar while interacting with mediapersons in Bathinda today.
