On one side of the Rs 2000 note is a photo of Mahatma Gandhi, on the other is a picture of Mangalyaan
Kolkata:
The new 2000 rupee note does not have the picture of the Royal Bengal Tiger on it and Mamata Banerjee believes it is missing not by accident but by design.
"Everyone knows about Sunderbans and the Royal Bengal Tiger. In the 2000 rupee note, the Royal Bengal Tiger is not there. The elephant is there. National heritage, they say. But the national animal is not there," the West Bengal Chief Minister said in Kolkata today.
On one side of the pink 2000 rupee note is a picture of Mahatma Gandhi. On the other side, a picture of a satellite with "Mangalyaan" written at the bottom, referring to India's space programme.
Below that, in tiny boxes, are pictures of the elephant, the peacock and a flower that resembles a lotus. The motif is repeated several times.
On the left hand corner of the note is the logo of the Swachh Bharat programme and the legend, "One step forward towards cleanliness."
"They are doing what they like," Ms Banerjie said, asked about how the note has pictures of elephants, peacocks and the lotus flower on the new note. "The elephant, they say, is our national heritage. No problem. But why not the Royal Bengal Tiger," she asked.
In the existing 10 rupee note, there is a picture of a tiger, an elephant and a rhino.
"They have removed the Royal Bengal tiger," Ms Banerjee said, adding, "Even the BRICS symbol has been turned into a lotus. The government is doing anything it wants."
The now defunct 1000 and 500 rupee notes did not have pictures of any animals on them.
"Everyone knows about Sunderbans and the Royal Bengal Tiger. In the 2000 rupee note, the Royal Bengal Tiger is not there. The elephant is there. National heritage, they say. But the national animal is not there," the West Bengal Chief Minister said in Kolkata today.
On one side of the pink 2000 rupee note is a picture of Mahatma Gandhi. On the other side, a picture of a satellite with "Mangalyaan" written at the bottom, referring to India's space programme.
Below that, in tiny boxes, are pictures of the elephant, the peacock and a flower that resembles a lotus. The motif is repeated several times.
On the left hand corner of the note is the logo of the Swachh Bharat programme and the legend, "One step forward towards cleanliness."
"They are doing what they like," Ms Banerjie said, asked about how the note has pictures of elephants, peacocks and the lotus flower on the new note. "The elephant, they say, is our national heritage. No problem. But why not the Royal Bengal Tiger," she asked.
In the existing 10 rupee note, there is a picture of a tiger, an elephant and a rhino.
"They have removed the Royal Bengal tiger," Ms Banerjee said, adding, "Even the BRICS symbol has been turned into a lotus. The government is doing anything it wants."
The now defunct 1000 and 500 rupee notes did not have pictures of any animals on them.
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