Opposing the central government’s move over demonetization West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will hold a sit (dharna) on 3 December at Dhanbad. Followed by several protest rallies Banarjee will stage a dharna at Zila Parishad Maidan in Dhanbad against the centre’s decision to demonetize `500 and `1,000 currencies, informed Delip Chatterjee convenor of TMC Jharkhand unit. The protest is scheduled to be held at 11 am to 12 PM and Banerjee will participate in the event, he said. “The government’s move over the demonetization is devastating for the poor people as it was not well planned out”, he said.
We are (TMC) not against demonetization, but we are opposing the way it is being implemented, creating enormous problems to the poor people, said Chatterjee.