Over 200 party activists court arrests
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 9: A strong protest demonstration was organised by the Congress Party outside Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office here, on the 2nd anniversary of demonetization in the country today. Senior leaders along with dozens of party activists courted arrest.
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Led by AICC secretary Sudhir Sharma along with former ministers and PCC vice presidents Raman Bhalla and Mula Ram besides Kanta Bhan, Ravinder Sharma, Yogesh Sawhney, Manmohan Singh, Vikram Malhotra, Hari Singh Chib and other senior leaders of PCC, DCC, Mahila Cogress, Seva Dal, Youth Congress, NSUI, besides newly elected Corporators/Councilors and scores of other leaders and workers assembled at RBI Chowk near Railway Station and held a strong protest demonstration raising slogans against Modi Govt for the ill advised step ruining the economy of the country.
They raised slogans carrying placards denouncing the action of the Modi Govt which has caused great loss to the economy of the country and ruined the small and tiny private sector and causing huge sufferings to the daily wage earners, who were deprived of job and bread and butter besides over hundred people lost their lives standing in queues outside banks to get their hard earned money.
After holding demonstration for around two hours, the senior leaders and activists were taken into preventive custody by police and taken to DPL Gandhinagar, along with more than 200 party activists comprising leaders of PCC, DCC and other frontal organisations.
Earlier, addressing the demonstrators the AICC Secretary, Sudhir Sharma described the adverse affects of the demonetization and said that three main objectives announced by Prime Minister Modi, including terror and naxal funding, black money and fake currency, nothing was achieved as over 99 % of the demonetized money has returned to banks, as per RBI.
Bhalla questioned the dictatorial action of Modi Govt whereby the poor and common man of this country underwent huge loss and great sufferings. The daily wage earner, small and medium businessmen are still facing great hardships due to demonetization. Her said Modi Govt’ s step has ruined the poor and common man and economy of the country suffered a great set back.
Prominent among others present included Rajnish Sharma, YV Sharma, Indu Pawar, Rajesh Sadotra, Raqeeq Khan (NSUI), Ch Gharu Ram, Prof Gharu Ram Bhagat, Gurdarshan Singh, Krishan Lal Gupta, Nadeem Shrief Naiz, Sanjeev Sharma, Suresh Dogra, Gourav Chopra, Vandana Sharma, Suman Choudhary and Prabha Slathia.
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