Demonetisation anniversary: Note ban definitely a tragedy for Gandhi family, says Irani

It has been one year since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to the nation that the Rs 500 and 1,000 notes will no longer be legal tender. The decision has received both accolades and brick brats.

The last few days have seen a war of words between the Government and the Opposition. The debates have largely been between former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley.

The government has decided to celebrate November 8 as anti-black money day. The opposition, on the other hand, has decided to observe November 8 as a black day.

Here are the highlights so far:

5.51 pm:I suggested #demonetisation to Government back in 2009 when I was a member of National Security Advisory Board. My belief was that until we take a huge step, corruption won't come down: Rajiv Kumar,NITI Aayog VC

5.50 pm: Congress party's protest in #Hyderabad on one year anniversary of Demonetisation

5.45 pm: Union minister Smriti Irani said that the note ban decision was "definitely a tragedy for the Gandhi family".

5.35 pm: The BJP accused Trinamool Congress workers of attacking its rally here to celebrate the Centre's demonetisation policy, a charge denied by local TMC leaders.

5.25 pm: The Jharkhand unit of the BJP described demonetisation as a 'historic decision' that led to a drop in incidents of naxal violence in the Red Corridor and stone-pelting in Kashmir.

5.23 pm: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar congratulated the Modi government on the first anniversary of demonetisation, calling it an "effective action" against black money. He also hailed the government for launching an "attack" on benami properties.

5.20 pm: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) took out protest marches in Jammu and Srinagar to mark the first anniversary of demonetisation, which the party observed as 'Black Day' across the country. Scores of party activists assembled at M A Road in Srinagar and Maharaja Hari Singh Park in Jammu. The Congressmen, led by senior leaders, waved black flags and shouted slogans against the Centre denouncing the move.

5.15 pm: Today is a black day only for hoarders and those who support black money. For rest of the country its a day of celebration: Chhattisgarh CM Dr.Raman Singh

5.05 pm: Masive protest by Delhi Congress at Connaught Palace against Demonetisation

4.55 pm: I am here to challenge Mamata ji and tell her directly that #Demonetisation is not a scam. This is a message I want to take to the people of Bengal and tell them what the people of India are saying today, that this is not a scam but a miracle: Union Minister Jayant Sinha in Kolkata

4.43 pm: The Congress members on Thursday staged a walkout from the Telangana Assembly to protest the rejection of their adjournment motion seeking discussion on the "adverse impact" of demonetisation on the state's economy.

4.25 pm: This day signifies the resolve of this Government to cure the country from "dreaded disease of black money".

4. 15 pm: Shatrughan Sinha tweeted, "Stop focusing only on elections and defending demonetisation. Start tackling the slow killer demon of pollution. Long term solution imperative."

3.50 pm: Congress party's protest in #Bhopal on one year anniversary of #Demonetisation

3.45 pm: BJP believes that the success of the demonetisation also lies in the surge in the digital payments leading to a less cash society.

3.35 pm: BSP Chief Mayawati accused the Modi government of implementing the demonetisation drive in a "hasty" manner and said that the BJP should observe the day as "demonetisation forgiveness day" instead of "anti-black money day".

3.10 pm: AAP Trade Wing protest on the completion of one year of demonetisation

2.55 pm: The government's demonetisation decision a year ago led to 58 per cent growth in digital transactions and an increase in the number of tax payers, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said today.

2.45 pm: Protest against demonetisation in Mumbai

2.30 pm: Demonetisation only brought hardship for common man, DMK working president MK Stalin said while leading the Opposition charge against the NDA government's note ban move.

Clad in a black shirt, Stalin led a well-attended 'Karuppu Dinam' (Black Day) protest and raised slogans against the Narendra Modi government for note ban.

2.15 pm: Rahul Gandhi's tweet against demonetisation with the picture of Ex-serviceman Nand Lal, whose iconic photo went viral last year, backfired as Nand Lal praised the Modi government

1.50 pm: Rahul Gandhi has tweeted against #Demonetisation by using Nand Lal but Nand Lal has stated on record that he supports Modi Ji: Ravi Shankar Prasad on iconic photo of ex-serviceman crying in Demonitisation queue

1.40 pm: Former union minister and Goa CM Manohar Parrikar said demonetisation has struck a blow to anti-India forces and had empowered the poor. "Through increase in financial inclusion & formalisation of our economy, #Demonetisation empowered the poorest of poor," Parrikar wrote on Twitter.

1.21 am: "Through increase in financial inclusion & formalisation of our economy, #Demonetisation empowered the poorest of poor," Manohar Parrikar said in a tweet.

12.55 am: Congress holds protest ralli in Karnataka against Demonetisation

12.45 am: BJP defends demonetisation move

12.35 am: No joint JD(U)-BJP show on demonetisation anniversary in Bihar. RJD and Congress too have separate programmes

12. 26 am: Union Minister Smriti Irani flagged off a 'digital rath' as part of an initiative to accelerate adoption of cashless payments among merchants in various cities.

12.20 pm: Congress leaders across the country will participate in protests with slogans like "Desh bhugat raha hai" and "India suffers."

12.10 pm: Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has demanded a probe by a joint parliamentary committee to ascertain the "real intention" behind the Centre's demonetisation exercise.

11. 55 am: Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi has reached Surat. He will be addressing the traders there and will also participate in a protest marking the black day

11. 45 am: According to ANI report, CBI has registered 77 cases & 7 preliminary enquiries during post demonetisation relating to the exchange of demonetised currency in various depts/agencies incl. banks, post offices, railways, insurance companies etc. Amount involved in these cases is around Rs. 395.19 Cr (approx)

11. 40 am: Congress leader Ahmed Patel tweets, "We remember demonetisation as it reflects the govt's brutal dishonesty, intellectual bankruptcy & making of an unwarranted economic tragedy."

11. 20 am: So what if our currency notes were taken away last year, Twitter has given us all #280characters to mark the anniversary, says Omar Abdullah

11.10 am: Demonetisation executed on "NINO, Nothing In- Nothing Out" method therefore result is "Nothing": Lalu Prasad Yadav

10.55 am: Objectives of demonetisation have changed more times than @narendramodi has said 'Mitron': Congress

10.45 am: Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani also took to Twitter to thank people for "their trust and continued support" towards demonetisation. She also posted the video which was earlier shared by PM Narendra Modi on "benefits of demonetisation."

10.25 am: Biggest achievement is that terrorism has been badly hit and the stone pelters which were in thousands have reduced because their cash flow has been cut: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on one year anniversary of Demonetisation.

10.15 am: Congress flays PM Modi, says note ban best known as BJP Money Laundering Day

10.05 am: CPIM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said that the growth figures in India had plummeted due to demonetisation. "Ignore the Spin and PR, this is the harsh reality of #Demonetisation. India's economic growth has slumped," he wrote on Twitter with an infographic on GDP growth.

9.55 am: Newer goalposts are being mounted to befool people on #BJPMoneyLaunderingDay, but Demonetisation is and will remain a Monumental Disaster: Randeep Surjewala

9.50 am: Black money eliminated says Govt. Let the Gujarat election campaign start and you will find the 'eliminated' black money, Chidambaram attacks Modi govt

Former finance minister P Chidambaram said reiterated his stand against demonetisation. "On demonetisation Black Day read real-life stories, say a prayer for the millions who suffered. Can any one deny lives were lost, small businesses closed and jobs were lost?" he wrote on Twitter.

9.40 am: Black money has been there for a long time. Demonetisation has pushed India towards a transparent, formal economy, tweets Goyal

9.33 am: MK Stalin, DMK's Working President, left for Madurai to participate in a protest as part of the Opposition's "Black Day" campaign there while his sister Kanimozhi, a Rajya Sabha member, will be present in Coimbatore

9.23 am: Rajasthan: 50,000 people slated to take part and sing 'Vande Matram'at an event to mark Demonetisation anniversary

9.19 am: Post demonetisation, prostitution has reduced drastically says Law Minister

On the first anniversary of demonetisation, it is claimed that prostitution has come down following the decision was taken on November 8, 2016. Flesh trade has nosedived in India, Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters

9.15 am: The TMC has called for a social media protest

9.03 am: Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari, Ananth Kumar, Nirmala Sitharaman, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Suresh Prabhu and Smriti Irani will speak to the media in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Jaipur and Lucknow respectively

8.55 am: The reasons my DP is black today, the 1st anniversary of the #DeMoDisaster, tweets Shashi Tharoor

8.50 am: I have turned my Twitter DP black DeMoDisaster. Let us raise our voices Nov8BlackDay, tweets Mamata

8.40 am: PM Modi tweets video encapsulating benefits of demonetisation

8.35 am: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi will lead the party's protest against demonetisation in poll-bound Gujarat.

8.30 am: Chhattisgarh: Marathon organised by Congress to observe 'black day' on one year anniversary of Demonetisation

This is what Suresh Prabhu has tweeted:

8.15 am: Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives and livelihoods were destroyed by PM's thoughtless act, tweets Rahul Gandhi.

7.43 am: Youth Congress protest outside RBI office in Delhi on one year of Demonetisation

7.41: I bow to the people of India for steadfastly supporting the several measures taken by the Government to eradicate corruption and black money: PM Modi

7.40 am: Government to observe November 8 as 'anti-black money' day

Opposition calls November 8 as black day

Demonetisation is a watershed moment in Indian economic history says Arun Jaitley.

Demonetisation was organised loot and plunder says, Manmohan Singh

Demonetisation led to a larger formal economy, and a cleaner one with a bigger tax base: Jaitley

Demonetisation an act of devil and a big scam: Mamata Banerjee

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