Congress holds protest against note ban

Kolhapur District Congress holds protest against #demonetisation at Dasara Chowk, leaders demands immediate relief 2 affected farmers

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

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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.

Kolkata (WB): Left parties, including CPM and CPI, stage a protest over #DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/KyoWTOhdG5

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(Inputs from PTI)

Jammu: Congress workers held a #JanAkrosh rally, detained by Police. #DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/HvVDBE7b5E

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BJP is saying opposition has called for #BharatBandh, but in reality PM through his #DeMonetisation move already did this: Mayawati pic.twitter.com/rVe5jPlGB5

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Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today took a swipe at the opposition parties over their 'Aakrosh Divas' protest, saying their anger was not over demonetisation, but over Centre's "blockade" of black money. "Aakrosh (anger) is not against 'Notebandi' but against Nakebandi (blockade) of black money," the Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs tweeted.

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.

VIDEO: Opposition parties decide not to allow Parliament to function #CashlessAakrosh #WinterDeadlock pic.twitter.com/PfpfEAUBNY

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Nagpur: BJP's 'Jan Abhaar Divas' to counter Congress's #janakroshdiwas, offer sweets and flowers to people working #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/z5JbYcBwmg

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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.

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.

Left parties 12 hour bandh call: Bandh observed in Thiruvananthapuram #DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/7INC0pP7uo

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Senior police officials are tight lipped over the detention but sources said huge cash bundles were recovered from Evelyn’s possession. Hunt is on for Dominic, who is still absconding.

Left parties 12 hour bandh call: Normal life continues in Kolkata #DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/uvoqCI7w6t

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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.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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.

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.

The BJP leadership on Sunday welcomed the stand of Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to not join the other opposition parties in the Akrosh Divas rally scheduled against the demonetization across the nation.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has said if he were the finance minister, he would have advised the Prime Minister against demonetisation, and that he would have resigned if his PM had asked him to implement demonetisation.

Congress says it has not called for a 'Bharat Bandh' on Monday. Party leader Jairam Ramesh says it will hold protests across the country against demonetisation.

PM Modi took a dig at opposition parties at a rally in Uttar Pradesh, asking whether the road to black money and graft should be blocked, or whether there should be a Bharath Bandh instead.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the biggest public push for a 'cashless economy' on his monthly 'Mann ki Baat' radio address. While He acknowledged that a 'cashless' society is not immediately possible, and appealed to the people to work towards it by being part of a 'less-cash' society immediately.

Goa is likely to become the first state in India to go cashless from December 31, as people will be able to buy perishables such as fish, meat, vegetables or anything else at the press of a button on their mobile.

It is the time when people are in mood to change, we are just providing them services to facilitate it: Manohar Parrkiar #DeMonetisation pic.twitter.com/Rutm6elSND

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Cashless matlab crime kamm, black money ki opportunity kamm. Economy will be smoother, faster & robust : Def Min Manohar Parrikar pic.twitter.com/cCEe8VD7lG

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BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation move has given opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee "sleepless nights".