Demonetisation: Congressmen protest

District Congress workers staging a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mangaluru on Saturday.

District Congressmen led by President B. Ramanath Rai staged a protest near Deputy Commissioner’s office on Saturday against demonetisation.

Mr. Rai said the move has adversely affected labourers and farmers, who are closely associated with cooperative societies, which have been badly hit.

He said the Prime Minister took the decision in consultation with a few persons, without following the democratic process.

Terming demonetisation as legalised loot, Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader said the Prime Minister opted to spend time in Japan when people here experienced hardship in withdrawing money following demonetisation.