I disagree with the Minister that the exercise has been successful (“Jaitley sees green shoots after demonetisation”, Dec.30). It seems as though everyone except those with black money have been put through misery. While some have managed to happily get hundreds or thousands of Rs.2,000 notes, others have struggled to get one or two Rs.2,000 notes even after standing for hours in serpentine queues outside banks and ATMs.
Without assistance from bankers, it is impossible for corrupt people to acquire such large amounts of money in new notes. This in itself is sufficient to show that corruption still thrives despite the Prime Minister’s promise to eradicate it.
And what right does the government have to impose curbs on the quantum of money to be withdrawn from our own accounts? It looks like it will take at least another three months to restore normalcy.
The government has constantly changed its tune — from eradicating black money to counterfeit notes to transforming the economy into a cashless one. I hope the Prime Minister doesn’t aspire for a second term.
V.V.N. Murthy,
Hyderabad
People may suffer due to demonetisation but many still like the Prime Minister for attempting to unearth black money and eradicate corruption. Every Indian is interested to hear the Prime Minister’s speech on New Year’s eve. Let this be telecast in all languages. I pity those politicians who oppose Mr. Modi just for the sake of opposing him.
R. Ganesan,
Chennai
Demonetisation has drawn resentment from all quarters. People feel the government did not do its homework before making the announcement. It is now a sit-and-watch game. Normal lives have been thrown out of gear, no doubt, but the moot point is whether black money has been retrieved post-demonetisation as the government claims.
E.S. Chandrasekaran,
Chennai
