Echoing similar sentiments, one of her colleagues said, “We are in the queue not to change money, but to change the country and we will do it for the sake of the country.”
However, another city resident Pradeep Karmakar expressed his displeasure over the government’s decision to reduce the exchange limit to Rs 2,000.
Standing in a queue outside a bank in Vile Parle, he said, “First the maximum exchange limit was Rs 4,000 and it was raised up to Rs 4,500 following the protests, but now this limit has been reduced to Rs 2,000. What we will do with a meagre Rs 2,000?”
Meanwhile, the famous Siddhivinayak temple here has seen a rise in donations and offerings following the demonetisation move.
Siddhivinayak Trust chairman Narendra Rane said, “We collect donations and other offerings worth Rs 35 to 40 lakh per week, but this week it has gone upto Rs 60 lakh.”
He also said the trust has stopped accepting Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes at their counters, but people were still donating these in the boxes kept at the temple for accepting cash offerings.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)
