Days before the Prime Minister is expected to make ‘important announcements’, either in a public rally in Lucknow on January 2 or in a broadcast to the nation earlier, Congress demanded the Government should withdraw the weekly limit on withdrawal of cash fixed at ₹24,000 on November 8.
The money in bank accounts belong to people, he added. It did not belong either to the Government or to the banks. Therefore there was no reason why people should not be allowed to withdraw as much of their own money as they need.
Releasing a charter of demands on Wednesday morning, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said that the irrational decision to demonetise 86% of the currency in circulation had hurt the poor, farmers, workers, pensioners and small traders and in all fairness the Government ought to compensate them.
The following are the other demands in the charter:
The Prime Minister, said the Congress leader, owed a few explanations to the nation. The PM had asked for 50 days to reap the benefits of Demonetisation and to normalise the situation on the ground, he reminded. But although 50 days are going to be over tomorrow, the situation is far from normal. The Prime Minister, therefore, must explain a few things and answer a few of the following questions:
The Bharatiya Janata Party spokesman Sambit Patra responded on NDTV by saying that the Congress should be reminded that it was in power for over 50 years and was answerable for the present plight of Indians.
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