Opposition parties to observe note ban Black Day today

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Nov 7

All Opposition Political Parties against Demonetisation is set to observe “Black Day” against demonetisation of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes last year on November 8 by Modi-led BJP government.

Govindas Konthoujam, chairman of the Organising Committee of All Opposition Political Parties against Demonetisation today said in a press meet at Congress Bhavan that the participants should gather at the Congress Bhavan at 10:00 am. From there they will head to the starting point of the rally Khoyathong, and then march together towards Minuthong, pass through Hatta and then Konung Mamang to culminate at the Lamyanba Shanglen.

There will be several academicians as guest speakers to deliberate on the effects of demonetisation, he said.

Govindas also urged people and other interested people to take part in the rally.

The organising committee is drawn from 10 opposition political parties including Indian National Congress (INC), Communist Party of India (CPI), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) among others.

A booklet was released on the after effects of demonetisation called “Protest Levied against Modi-Led Disaster” by the organising committee.

Representative of CPI, Moirangthem Nara Singh during the press conference said that demonitisation is a big blunder and should have been implemented if at all, after through discussions in the Parliament but all these due process was skipped. Instead, Prime Minister Modi and his coterie imposed it on the country, making him the ‘new dictator’ of the country, he pointed out.

He also said that demonetisation is not a reform to fight black money but a reform to induce trouble to the poor majority of the population.

Demonetisation is in fact a diplomatic reform for the big corporates of the country who are actually the culprits in generating black money, he asserted.