#Delhi Congress to hold “Jan Aakrosh March” in all the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi tomorrow (Sunday), 20th November, 2016

Delhi Congress to hold “Jan Aakrosh March” in all the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi tomorrow (Sunday), 20th November, 2016 to protest against the underpreparedness of the Modi Government and the inconvenience being faced by the people in the implementation of the demonetization process.
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• Delhi Congress to hold “Jan Aakrosh March” in all the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi tomorrow (Sunday), 20^thNovember, 2016 to protest against the underpreparedness of the Modi Government and the inconvenience being faced by the people in the implementation of the demonetization process.
• 55 tragic deaths, people sleeping outside ATMs, parents compelled to cancel marriages, farmers suffering immensely as harvest has no takers due to cash shortage.
• Congress workers to hold protest demonstration outside the residence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 23^rdNovember, Wednesday, 2016 at 4 p.m.
• Congress to bringout a booklet on the faulty implementation of the demonetization on  23^rd November, Wednesday, 2016 named “Note Pe Charcha”, in which the wrong policies of the Government and the problems faced by the people would be explained—Ajay Maken.
• DPCC president Shri Ajay Maken seeks JPC probe into the demonetization issue.
• Probe into the favourable statements of Bollywood stars as under what pressure they are making such statements on demonetisation—Ajay Maken.

NEW DELHI, Nov 19—Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Shri Ajay Maken said here today that the Congress workers will  hold “Jan Aakrosh March” in all the 70 Assembly constituencies of Delhi tomorrow (Sunday), 20^th November, 2016 to protest against the underpreparedness of the Modi Government and the inconvenience being faced by the people in the implementation of demonetisation.

Addressing a press conference at the DPCC office, Rajiv Bhawan, here today, Shri Maken said the Congress workers will hold a demonstration outside the residence of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on 23^rd November, Wednesday, 2016 at 4 p.m to protest against the prevailing chaotic condition in the country due to the messy implementation of demonetisation which has been causing untold misery to the people.

Shri Ajay Maken also sought a JPC probe into the issue as the faulty implementation of demonetization has created chaotic situation in the country. He expressed his surprise that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has not bothered to be present in the House to explain to the members and to the people of the country about the chaotic implementation of the demonetization process, which has put people into immense difficulties. He said Modi was trying to hide from the people. Shri Maken said the Delhi Congress  will bring about a booklet on the issue named “Note Pe Charcha”  before the workers and leaders march towards Shri Modi’s residence  on November 23, Wednesday to explain to him about the difficulties being faced by the common people because of demonetization without preparedness. Shri Maken said poor man’s money is being given to the rich through the present exercise, as there was a big scam behind demonetization.

1. Pursuant to the ‘Tuglaki Farman’ on demonetisation issued 10 days ago, entire country has been plummeted into ‘financial emergency’ and ‘financial anarchy’. Hapless and helpless people of India languish in long lines as utter chaos and confusion prevails. All this has been done on account of obduracy of one individual and for his image building.

India has a Prime Minister, who decides first, thinks later and listens to no one. When glaring mistakes and bungling are caught, anyone asking questions is branded as ‘anti-National’.

2. Last 10 days have seen tragic deaths of 55 innocent individuals. What was their fault? Three heart rendering incidents expose the reality of Modi Government’s ‘Tuglaki Farman’. A 52 year trader Manoj from Rohtak, Haryana died as his daughter’s marriage was fixed for 23^rd November, 2016 and adequate arrangements could not be made. A school headmaster Dharni Kanta Bhomwik from Cooch Behar, West Bengal died of a heart attack after standing in bank lines for three days to withdraw money for his daughter’s marriage. His daughter had to stand in the bank lines to withdraw money for cremation of her father. 62 year old Teashop owner Jagdish from Sikar, Rajasthan died in a bank line as he sought to withdraw money for marriage of his two daughters. There are innumerable such devastating stories across the country.

Prime Minister, Shri Nardendra Modi should unconditionally apologize not only to these 55 families but also to the entire Nation. Government must pay adequate compensation to these 55 families, who have lost their near and dear ones. Their deaths must be investigated and consequent action taken. A list of these 55 persons is attached as Annexure A-1.

3. Entire country suffers irreparably from the lack of any preparation whatsoever for the autocratic decision of demonetisation. Modi Government has changed the rules and directives on demonetisation 18 times in nine days. A list of these is attached as Annexure A-2. On 8^th November, limit of Rs.4,000 per person was fixed for change of old currency into new. On 13^th November, this limit was refixed at Rs.4,500 per person. On 18^th November, this limit has been reduced to Rs.2,000 per person. On one hand, government claimed that sufficient new notes are available but on the other, it continues to reduce the amount that can be exchanged. In a similar fashion, limit of withdrawal from one’s bank account was fixed at Rs.20,000 on 8^thNovember. On 13^th November, this limit was re-fixed at Rs.24,000. On 17^th November, this limit has been fixed at Rs.25,000 for the farmer and Rs.50,000 for the trader. In a similar fashion, a limit of Rs.2,000 was fixed per person on 8^th November for withdrawal of money from ATM. On 13^th November, this limit was re-fixed at Rs.2500 but ATMs do not work at all.

On 15^th November, Government decided to put ink on everyone’s finger coming to change currency. On 18^th November, Election Commission of India has negated the decision to put ink. Truth is that Government’s right hand does not know as to what is being done by the left hand. Confusion confounds Modi Government completely.

4. As per experts, decision of monetisation dated 8^th November has led to withdrawal of 86% of currency in circulation. As a result, 1,658 crore notes of Rs.500 and Rs.668 crore notes of Rs.1000 i.e. a total of 2,327 crore notes valuing about Rs.15 lakh crore, have been withdrawn. 1000 rupee notes are printed by ‘Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited’. It has a capacity to print 133 crore notes per month in two shifts. Even if three shifts were to work, this company can print 200 crore notes per month. If this government company was to print new Rs.2000 notes as against the old Rs.1000 notes which are 668 crore in number, entire operation will take 3½ months. Rs.500 notes are printed by ‘Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited’, which has a capacity to print 100 crore notes per month. If this capacity is doubled over night, it will still take nearly eight months or more to print 1658 crore notes of Rs.500.

It is, thus, clear that the claims of government to print new notes are hollow, deceptive and a bundle of lies.

5. Banks do not have cash and ATMs do not have notes. In a country of 125 crore people, there are only 2 lakh ATMs. As per Finance Minister, only 22,250 ATMs have been recalibrated and upgraded in last 10 days. If this figure is correct, it will take 110 days to recalibrate and upgrade all the 2 lakh ATMs. What will happen to people of country in this period?

6. In the first five days of demonetisation, people deposited 4 lakh crore in all banks and an amount of Rs.71,000 crore was either exchanged or withdrawn from bank accounts. This by itself proves that ‘Purchasing Power’ of people has gone down by 82%. Naturally, country has been plunged into economic anarchy.

7. Farm sector has seen the worst hit of this unwitting decision of the Government. Modi Government decided to unilaterally put an embargo on all ‘Cooperative Banks’, ‘Rural Development Banks’, ‘Primary Land Development Banks’ and ‘Cooperative Credit Societies’ from either changing money or dispensing new notes. With one stroke, Shri Narendra Modi has broken the back of the entire agricultural sector. Result is for everyone to see. In Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, sugarcane crop is neither being harvested nor loaded or crushed. There is no money available for purchasing seeds, fertilizer or payment to the labour for Rabi crops of wheat, barley, gram, potato etc. Shockingly, Modi Government summarily rejected the recommendations of its own Agriculture Ministry, which wanted that farmers should be permitted to purchase seeds and fertilizers with old notes. Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paralyzed the entire agricultural economy

8. Similarly precarious is the condition of small and medium industries. An example is that of Tirupur, Tamilnadu, which produces knitwear of 32,000 crore annually. Nearly 5 lakh labourers work in the industry, majority of whom are paid their wages in cash. If a factory has 1000 labourers and are paid a minimum of Rs.2,000 per week, each factory needs Rs.20 lakh per week. Modi Government has, however, put a ceiling of Rs.50,000. In such circumstances, how will the industrial hubs of Tirupur or Surat or Ludhiana or Panipat or others function? Result would be termination of services of the poor labourers. Similar is the situation of Cooperative Dairy Societies, where payment for milk is made in cash. Truth is that the honest cash economy of India, which is the biggest job generator, has been attacked by this unilateral decision of the Government.
9. Not only this, even ‘Foreign Institutional Investors’ (FIIs) and ‘Foreign Portfolio Investors’ (FTI) have also lost confidence in the Government. In the first five days, FIIs and FTIs have withdrawn one billion US$ from the economy or nearly Rs.6500 crores.

Despite this mess, anyone asking questions is branded as ‘anti-National’. Time has come for people of India to ask as to who has acted against the national interest?