Demonetisation: Opposition parties observe 'Bharat bandh', 'Jan Aakrosh Diwas'

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Opposition parties are observing 'Bharat bandh' - 'Jan Aakrosh Diwas'- against the Modi government's demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes today. Stay with us for all updates:
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By a single disastrous decision PM Modi has brought entire country to a standstill: Randeep Surjewala, Cong#DeMonetisation
4:55 PM - 28 Nov 2016

Widespread protests across Andhra Pradesh over demonetisation[/paste:font]
Opposition parties organised widespread protests across Andhra Pradesh against the Centre's demonetisation move but no bandh as such was observed in the state today even as leaders of CPI and YSRC were detained at some places following demonstrations.
Congress' state unit president N Raghuveera Reddy led his party workers in a protest rally from Andhra Ratna Bhavan to Lenin Centre.

 

[third eye]

The ' Bandh' wasn't good enough to give us even a half day holiday, speaks how effective it was !!

 

[Banglar Bir]

PM Modi should apologise to Indians. He has battered the Indian economy: Congress

#DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/wWyIczrogH

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016

04:27 PM (IST)
We dare the Prime Minister to make the BJP accounts public

Randeep Surjewala (Congress)
04:24 PM (IST)
The PM can't fathom the pain of Indians, Congress party says.[/paste:font]

04:16 PM (IST)
Finance minister Arun Jaitley spoke to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar among others to form a sub-committee to give impetus to cashless economy: News agency ANI quoting government sources

04:11 PM (IST)
More black money in the economic system now, PM is helping his friends, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal.

04:10 PM (IST)
The Prime Minister has pushed India back by ten years
04:09 PM (IST)
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal claims that black money is flourishing ever since the currency ban. Calls demonetisation move a 'flop'.

Widespread protests across Andhra Pradesh over demonetisation[/paste:font]
Opposition parties organised widespread protests across Andhra Pradesh against the Centre's demonetisation move but no bandh as such was observed in the state today even as leaders of CPI and YSRC were detained at some places following demonstrations.
Congress' state unit president N Raghuveera Reddy led his party workers in a protest rally from Andhra Ratna Bhavan to Lenin Centre.

#DeMonetisationpic.twitter.com/5eXchZz5C3

& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016

Opposition protests in Goa against demonetisation[/paste:font]
The parties which participated in the Jan Aakrosh Diwas protests included the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, Aam Aadmi Party and the Communist Party of India-Marxist. "Demonetisation may be a good move but the manner in which it was implemented has caused tremendous hardship to common people," Nationalist Congress Party chief Jose Philip D'Souza said.

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Cash woe drives Kerala RSS leader to CPM[/paste:font]
P Padmakumar, who served as state secretary of Hindu Aikya Vedi, said he had decided to join the ruling CPM in the state, after being fed up with "political violence" and "inhumane stand" of BJP-RSS.

02:11 PM (IST)
The increase in cash reserve ratio by RBI is part of liquidity management strategy: Shaktikanta Das, Economic Affairs Secretary

 

[T90TankGuy]

The bandh was only called by the left not the other parties. they did not want a bandh .

 

[Banglar Bir]

02:08 PM (IST)
Finance minister Arun Jaitley moves amendment in taxation Law in Lok Sabha.



Nation-wide protest against currency ban: 10 key points[/paste:font]
Opposition parties are holding nation-wide protests against the currency ban today. However, they haven't been able to see eye-to-eye on the means of protest, or the extent to which they disagree with the idea of demonetisation. Read on to understand the ten points explaining who stands where on today's protest and the events that led up to them.

#DeMonetisation move: WB CM pic.twitter.com/txCBA1SILP

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#CashlessAakroshpic.twitter.com/50Q3uRzhmf

& mdash; TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 28, 2016

#demonetisation at Dasara Chowk, leaders demands immediate relief 2 affected farmers

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12:41 PM (IST))
Watch: Mamata Banerjee leads massive protest in Kolkata

12:39 PM (IST)
Members from the film industry, sports, music form part of the procession against demonetisation in Bengal.

#BREAKING We are ready to debate but do not doubt our integrity: HM Rajnath Singh #CashlessAakrosh pic.twitter.com/SAG8iRnvtt

& mdash; TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 28, 2016

12:28 PM (IST)
You want PM to come to Lok Sabha for this (demonetisation) debate then he will come. He will make an intervention

Home minister Rajnath Singh in response to Opposition in LS
12:26 PM (IST)
Farmers and leaders of cooperative mandalis from across South Gujarat to meet in Surat today to chalk out plans to protest demonetisation.

12:24 PM (IST)
Shops, markets, schools, offices are open in Bengal

12:22 PM (IST)
No effect of general strike called by left parties in Bengal

(TOI Photo)

12:20 PM (IST)
DMK treasurer arrested as he along with other party leaders were protesting against demonetisation in Chennai.

12:17 PM (IST)
In the meeting of 18 opposition parties, we decided to hold Jan Aakrosh Diwas not Bharat Bandh. PM is responsible for Bharat Bandh, says Ghulam Nabi Azad in Rajya Sabha

12:14 PM (IST)
Congress workers protest against demonetisation in front of RBI branch in Bhubaneswar

(TOI Photo by Sanjib Das)

12:13 PM (IST)
Farmers block highway near Pipavav port in Gujarat

12:11 PM (IST)
Villagers in Gadhada village of Bhavnagar took out procession to lodge protest against demonetisation

(TOI Photo by Vijay Sinh Parmar)

12:06 PM (IST)
Like TMC, we are not demanding to keep the black money; We are demanding to relieve miseries of common people: Left Front chairman Biman Bose

 

[padamchen]

The ' Bandh' wasn't good enough to give us even a half day holiday, speaks how effective it was !!

So what. Pappu got a holiday and a day out at the zoo.

 

[Banglar Bir]

12:06 PM (IST)
Like TMC, we are not demanding to keep the black money; We are demanding to relieve miseries of common people: Left Front chairman Biman Bose

LDF strike begins in Kerala[/paste:font]
In the early hours of the strike which started at 6 AM, autorickshaws were seen plying in some places, providing some relief to people. Police vehicles were used to transport railway passengers and patients coming from far off places to the Regional Cancer Centre here. Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses are keeping off roads in most places.


#DeMonetisationpic.twitter.com/KyoWTOhdG5

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11:53 AM (IST)
We welcome steps to curb black money but the BJP has created chaos in the country and only common man is suffering

NCP leader Praful Patel
11:50 AM (IST)
No impact of Bharat bandh in Allahabad - Markets, Petrol Pumps operate as usual

(TOI Photo by Kabul Dixit)

11:45 AM (IST)
Opposition including DMK, CPM, Congress and RJD protesting in front of Gandhi statue in Parliament

(ANI Photo)

11:42 AM (IST)
Delhi high court reserves order for tomorrow on plea for relaxing Rs 2.5 lakh withdrawal limit for marriages post demonetisation.
(Inputs from PTI)


11:39 AM (IST)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi protesting in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Parliament complex in Delhi.

(ANI Photo)

 

[JanjaWeed]

Must be the least effective 'Bharat Bandh' ever!

 

[Banglar Bir]

11:38 AM (IST)
It (demonetisation) isn't a usual decision. There will be inconvenience for a few days, but it will certainly turn out to be historical for the nation: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti

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#JanAkrosh rally, detained by Police. #DeMonetisationpic.twitter.com/HvVDBE7b5E

& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016

#BharatBandh, but in reality PM through his #DeMonetisationmove already did this: Mayawati pic.twitter.com/rVe5jPlGB5

& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016

Lukewarm response to anti-demonetisation strike in Bengal[/paste:font]
Train and flight movement was normal, most vehicles hit the streets, and markets and shops mostly did normal business, as the 12-hour general strike called by 18 Left and other parties against demonetisation, evoked lukewarm response in West Bengal on Monday.
Schools and colleges remained open, though attendance was less than usual, while offices and business establishments functioned normally throughout the state.

#CashlessAakrosh#WinterDeadlock pic.twitter.com/PfpfEAUBNY

& mdash; TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) November 28, 2016

#janakroshdiwas, offer sweets and flowers to people working #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/z5JbYcBwmg

& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016

10:28 AM (IST)
Only those hiding black money were against demonetisation: BJP
The Puducherry unit of Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) today said those who were hoarding black money and evading income tax alone raised the banner of revolt against the Centre' move to combat corruption and fake currency, through demonetisation. President of Puducherry unit of BJP, V Saminathan in a release here said that those who were honestly paying income tax were all praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives. "Only those hiding black money were up in arms against it," he alleged.


10:22 AM (IST)
Ananth Kumar on demonetisation: Opposition should debate in both houses of parliament; we are ready. Why are they running away?

(ANI Photo)

 

[Banglar Bir]

10:21 AM (IST)
Trains stopped, Bharat bandh begins in Bihar
The supporters and workers of the Left parties, including the CPI, CPM, CPI(ML) and other parties, stopped over a dozen long route trains at Patna, Gaya, Jehanabad, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur railway stations. "Several trains were halted to enforce shutdown," a police officer said.

#DeMonetisationpic.twitter.com/7INC0pP7uo

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#DeMonetisationpic.twitter.com/uvoqCI7w6t

& mdash; ANI (@ANI_news) November 28, 2016

08:07 AM (IST)
We have not called for Bharat bandh as it causes inconvenience to people; we have called for Jan Akrosh Divas, says Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress on demonetisation

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Demonetisation has choked terror funding, country's borders are now secure, says Manohar Parrikar[/paste:font]
This is a surgical strike which the Prime Minister has done on black money, terror funding and drug money. The citizens of the country have supported the Prime Minister's move whole-heartedly," Parrikar said at BJP's Vijay Sankalp rally.


I-T cell finds Rs 40 crore deposit in banned notes at Delhi bank[/paste:font]
In the largest seizure of unaccounted money since demonetisation, the income tax department has found that around Rs 40 crore was deposited in banned currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 at the Kashmere Gate branch of Axis Bank in New Delhi.


All steps being taken to ease genuine pain of honest citizens, says RBI Governor Urjit Patel[/paste:font]
RBI Governor Urjit Patel+ on Sunday said the central bank is monitoring the situation on a daily basis and taking all necessary actions to "ease the genuine pain of citizens". The RBI is trying to normalise the things as early as possible, he said.


Its just 'note-badli', not 'note-bandi': P Chidambaram[/paste:font]
Former finance minister P Chidambaram said on Sunday that he would have advised the prime minister against demonetisation and would have resigned if he still went ahead with the decision.


Opposition to take note ban battle to streets today[/paste:font]
Opposition parties, including Congress, are set to hit the streets today against the Modi government's decision to scrap high value currency notes. The JD(U), however, decided not be a part of the proposed all India protest (Jan Aakrosh Diwas) as Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has supported the demonetisation move. Trinamool Congress, Left parties including CPM, AAP, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) have declared that they will be part of the protest.


Demonetisation has choked terror funding, country's borders are now secure, says Manohar Parrikar[/paste:font]
Demonetisation is a "surgical strike" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on black money and it has choked the funding for terrorism and crime, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said.


Demonetisation has choked terror funding, country's borders are now secure, says Manohar Parrikar[/paste:font]
Demonetisation is a "surgical strike" by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on black money and it has choked the funding for terrorism and crime, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday.


RBI allows banks to park old currency at district chests[/paste:font]
To decongest storage facility of banks of old Rs 500/1,000 notes, RBI on Sunday allowed lenders to park such currencies at currency chests at the district level in view of mounting deposits due to the domonetisation drive.

 

[Jugger]

What a miserable failure this bharat bandh.
Nobody closed their buisness today.
Its shows the amount of public support for PM Modi's policy.

 

[Samrat420]

There was a Bandh today? Oops.. I guess I should've noticed..

 

[ranjeet]

https://twitter.com/x/status/803206585271144448

 

[Mufflerman]

Opposition calls bandh ...... and not a single fk was given by the people.

 

[ranjeet]

Congressmen beat aam admi for supporting demonetization in Fatehabad, Haryana.

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