As customers standing in queues at banks began to lose their patience, Punjab Congress on Wednesday set up relief desks in their respective Assembly constituencies to support to the people on the second day of its mass campaign to reach out to the harassed people.
Congress leaders and workers in all the districts of Punjab had on Tuesday launched a campaign to extent help to the common people grappling with currency following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation drive in the country.
On the second day of the campaign, Punjab Congress leaders and workers set up voluntary help desks, to guide people through the technical procedures pertaining to the currency exchange.
Party MlAs and former legislators, party’s constituency incharge, District Congress presidents, Youth Congress and Mahila Congress leaders and workers, personally supervised the relief help desks, helping people fill up currency exchange forms, among other things.
People told the Congress leaders that the ATMs were running out of cash. Congress leaders said that people were facing acute hardship because of no or insufficient cash at ATMs and banks.
As part of their campaign, Congress leaders also continued to ensure distribution of tea and water to people waiting for their turn outside banks and ATMs. Meanwhile, the Congress leaders have announced that the relief help desks and distribution of tea langar and water would continue till the problem ends.