Four Opposition parties including Trinamool Congress (TMC), National Conference, Hardik Patel’s new party, the AAP, the ex- Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly, and the Shiv Sena, a NDA constituent met President Pranab Mukherjee and presented him with memorandums to highlight the way the poor are suffering, thanks to the snap decision of demonetising Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes.
The team of oppositions was led by TMC supremo and the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerje.
In a memorandum, the TMC said, “I appeal to you on behalf of the toiling masses, those who eke out a living by trading in small goods and services and those from the villages of India, to use your highest office to intervene and stop this financial chaos and insecurity and protect them from a situation which is more than an unannounced ‘financial emergency’.”
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said only four per cent of the population have credit cards.
Everyone made it clear that they supported the idea of tackling black money, but stressed that while hardworking people were being harassed and humiliated, the rich and those who have black money were getting away.
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