To protest against the demonetisation, Congress party on Wednesday gheraoed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Hoshangabad Road. Hundreds of Congress workers along with the leaders took part in the gherao.
Earlier, Congress workers also demonstrated at the PCC headquarters to protest against the cane-charge by police on the leaders of the State Congress and National Students’ Union of India (NSUI). State Congress’ president Arun Yadav also took part in the protest.
Police officials had cane-charged the NSUI activists on Monday during the protest against the transfer of the Katni SP. State Congress’ president Arun Yadav and NSUI’s national president Amrita Dhawan were among the prominent leaders who got injured in the cane-charge by the police.
State Congress’ spokesperson KK Mishra said that the people of the country are suffering due to the demonetisation. The party would conduct gherao of the RBI in various parts of the country from January 18 to 23. State Congress president Arun Yadav led the protest and gherao of the RBI in Bhopal on Wednesday.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary and former Union minister Mukul Wasnik and AICC Secretary Rajesh Kalia were present during the gherao.
Pointing out that 70 days have passed since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of high-denomination currency notes on November 8, Wasnik said, “Failure to restore the cash supply has paralysed India’s economy, leading to massive loss of jobs and closure of businesses on a daily basis.”
The Congress party has announced that it would round off the 25 offices of the RBI in various cities including Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal in order to protest against the demonetization. The Congress has demanded that the supply of the money should be done by using the old method. The responsible people should be held for the dilemma of the people after the note ban.