Opposition On Cash Ban

On second anniversary of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says aim not to confiscate cash but to get it into formal economy even as the opposition is leaving no stone unturned to keep the pressure on the government on the note ban.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today shared his scathing assessment of demonetisation as intense political sparring between the government and the opposition marked the second anniversary of the cash ban. "It is often said that time is a great healer. But unfortunately, in the case of demonetisation, the scars and wounds of demonetisation are...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley posted a strong defence of demonetisation today as opposition parties seized the second anniversary of the move to rip into the government and even demand an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a Facebook post, the minister described PM Modi's overnight ban on higher currency notes on November 8, 2016, as a "...

The opposition has criticised the centre for not releasing data on how much of the banned 500 and 1,000 notes are back in the banking system, eight days after the deadline to deposit old notes in banks expired.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second televised address since November 8, today defended his decision to demonetise the country's highest-value currency bills.

The Congress's attempt to extend the unity of opposition parties over the notes ban outside parliament with a meeting and joint press conference addressed by its party chief Sonia Gandhi in a rare appearance, is falling apart, with the Left and Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) reportedly RSVPing their inability to attend. Sharad Pawar's Nationali...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attacking the opposition for stalling the parliament over currency ban, alleged that they were trying to "rescue the corrupt" like Pakistan gives cover fire to terrorists to cross border and said the note ban will expose the 'kala dhan' (black money) as well as 'kale mann' (ill-intentions) of many.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today explained the latest change in rules for depositing old notes in bank accounts, criticised by the opposition as "desperate measures." The government had said on Monday that people can from now till December 30 make just one deposit of more than 5,000 rupees in banned 500 and 1,000-rupee notes and will have to exp...

The annual meet of industrial body, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry or FICCI, virtually turned into a political battleground with the government and the opposition trading charges over notes ban.

Meeting Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders amid acrimony in Parliament over the notes ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly said today: "We should always meet like this."

At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...

BJP veteran LK Advani has again expressed severe disappointment at the continuous disruption of Parliament, invoking the party's gold standard Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister. Mr Advani asked union home minister Rajnath Singh to speak to the opposition and try and restore order so that the Houses can run. If Mr Vajpayee had been in Parl...

Parliament remains gridlocked over how a debate on the government's notes ban should be conducted. This winter session of parliament ends on Friday. The opposition says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise for and explain his sudden demonetisation drive which has left India without cash and villages, cut off from formal banking, struggl...

Opposition today accused the government of "shameless conduct" by refusing to mourn the death of over 100 persons due to hardships caused by demonetisation, as opposition and treasury benches clashed in Rajya Sabha forcing its adjournment minuters after it met for the day.

As disruptions and adjournments threaten to wash out another session of parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee's strong rebuke today was clearly aimed at parliamentarians: "For God's sake, do your job. You are meant to transact business in Parliament."

On second anniversary of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says aim not to confiscate cash but to get it into formal economy even as the opposition is leaving no stone unturned to keep the pressure on the government on the note ban.

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh today shared his scathing assessment of demonetisation as intense political sparring between the government and the opposition marked the second anniversary of the cash ban. "It is often said that time is a great healer. But unfortunately, in the case of demonetisation, the scars and wounds of demonetisation are...

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley posted a strong defence of demonetisation today as opposition parties seized the second anniversary of the move to rip into the government and even demand an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a Facebook post, the minister described PM Modi's overnight ban on higher currency notes on November 8, 2016, as a "...

The opposition has criticised the centre for not releasing data on how much of the banned 500 and 1,000 notes are back in the banking system, eight days after the deadline to deposit old notes in banks expired.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second televised address since November 8, today defended his decision to demonetise the country's highest-value currency bills.

The Congress's attempt to extend the unity of opposition parties over the notes ban outside parliament with a meeting and joint press conference addressed by its party chief Sonia Gandhi in a rare appearance, is falling apart, with the Left and Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) reportedly RSVPing their inability to attend. Sharad Pawar's Nationali...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attacking the opposition for stalling the parliament over currency ban, alleged that they were trying to "rescue the corrupt" like Pakistan gives cover fire to terrorists to cross border and said the note ban will expose the 'kala dhan' (black money) as well as 'kale mann' (ill-intentions) of many.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today explained the latest change in rules for depositing old notes in bank accounts, criticised by the opposition as "desperate measures." The government had said on Monday that people can from now till December 30 make just one deposit of more than 5,000 rupees in banned 500 and 1,000-rupee notes and will have to exp...

The annual meet of industrial body, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry or FICCI, virtually turned into a political battleground with the government and the opposition trading charges over notes ban.

Meeting Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders amid acrimony in Parliament over the notes ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly said today: "We should always meet like this."

At a meeting of BJP lawmakers this morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for a digital economy as a way of life and accused the opposition of being against the government's war of corruption. Union minister Ananth Kumar said after the meeting that PM Modi also exhorted the BJP to continue putting the nation before party, critici...

BJP veteran LK Advani has again expressed severe disappointment at the continuous disruption of Parliament, invoking the party's gold standard Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Prime Minister. Mr Advani asked union home minister Rajnath Singh to speak to the opposition and try and restore order so that the Houses can run. If Mr Vajpayee had been in Parl...

Parliament remains gridlocked over how a debate on the government's notes ban should be conducted. This winter session of parliament ends on Friday. The opposition says that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must apologise for and explain his sudden demonetisation drive which has left India without cash and villages, cut off from formal banking, struggl...

Opposition today accused the government of "shameless conduct" by refusing to mourn the death of over 100 persons due to hardships caused by demonetisation, as opposition and treasury benches clashed in Rajya Sabha forcing its adjournment minuters after it met for the day.

As disruptions and adjournments threaten to wash out another session of parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee's strong rebuke today was clearly aimed at parliamentarians: "For God's sake, do your job. You are meant to transact business in Parliament."