Activists arrange meet to mourn demonetisation deaths

Social activist Tehseen Poonawalla and Maharashtra Congress Secretary, Shehzad Poonawalla on November 6 arranged a meet to mourn the deaths of those who died from standing in serpentine queues outside ATMs and Banks post-Modi-Government's move to demonetise currency notes of 1000 and 500 on November 8, 2016.

Speaking to Oneindia, Tehseen Poonawalla called the demonetisation move an act of terror that claimed the lives of over 100 people. He asked, "In which country would a Prime Minister be allowed to get away after killing over 100 people so mercilessly?"

He also took on the Prime Minister for the 'massive failure' that demonetisation has been. He said, "Demonetisation has not shown any benefit, it has just been a reason of pain to many and yet we don't know one way that the move has helped the citizens of the country,"

He also pointed out at the failure of the government to extract black money in the system by the move.

"No black money has been extracted through the move, then why did the Prime Minister make so many people suffer for something that is going to do more harm than good?" he added.

He further questioned Prime Minister Modi's silence on the deaths caused by Prime Minister. He said, "How insensitive is the Prime Minister who does not have anything to say for the people who died for the decision taken by him? If he thinks that those people sacrificed their lives for the betterment of the nation, why does not he give them the respect of martyrs?"

He also questioned the changing goalposts of the Modi-Government regarding the move. He said, "First they said it is about black money and we did see any effect on black money circulation. They said that it would stop terrorism and stone pelting, yet most numbers of jawans and security personnel died after the move, the move to demonetise harmed more that it helped, however, the Prime Minister chooses to remain in denial,"

On November 8, 2017 there will be a nationwide protest against the act of demonetisation by several opposition parties were victims of demonetisation are also expected to be present.

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