Mamata Banerjee On Currency Ban

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday described the notes ban as a "futile exercise" and said the BJP-led central government's move to ban high-value currency notes on this day in 2016 ruined the country's economy.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the notes ban move was initiated for the benefit of a handful of people, saying the common people were the worst sufferers.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed demonetisation as a "devil act" alleging the currency exercise was "only to convert black money into white for vested interests of the political party in power".

Hinting that the RBI's latest revelations on demonetisation pointed to a "big scam", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed the entire exercise of banning high value currencies was a "total flop show' and demanded a thorough investigation on the issue while urging the Supreme Court to provide justice to people.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the demonetisation drive a "shameless flop show" and announced three days of nationwide protests starting on Tuesday.

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.

On a day Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress declared that the Central government's currency ban had resulted in close to 100 deaths, Urijit Patel, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India or RBI, came within an inch of being manhandled at the Kolkata airport by angry Congress workers.

In an angry Facebook post today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said "Demonetisation is a visionless policy," for which crores of workers are suffering, both in the unorganised sector and in big industries.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ban on high denomination currency once again in Kolkata today. "The Prime Minister has lost the moral right to remain prime minister," she said.

The arrest of a politician in Kolkata with wads of new currency notes has provoked a fight between Union Minister Babul Supriyo and the Trinamool Congress of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr Supriyo said on Wednesday that he regretted "wasting his time" on a person like Manish Sharma, who was the BJP's candidate in state polls earlier this year. ...

The Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Friday following ruckus by the opposition over demonetisation and the deployment of the army at toll plazas in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee's roadshow against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's currency ban was in Patna today but did not find an enthusiastic response from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, for the second time in a month, sought the intervention of President Pranab Mukherjee in the demonetisation issue.

Mamata Banerjee, in the second edition of her street protests in Delhi over the government's currency ban, today threw a dare. "Let's see how well the BJP does in the upcoming elections," said the West Bengal Chief Minister who has taken a frontline position in the opposition's attack on the government.

Continuing her tirade against the Narendra Modi government on demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she would stage a dharna in Delhi tomorrow and appealed to other opposition parties to take to streets to protest the move.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday described the notes ban as a "futile exercise" and said the BJP-led central government's move to ban high-value currency notes on this day in 2016 ruined the country's economy.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday alleged that the notes ban move was initiated for the benefit of a handful of people, saying the common people were the worst sufferers.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed demonetisation as a "devil act" alleging the currency exercise was "only to convert black money into white for vested interests of the political party in power".

Hinting that the RBI's latest revelations on demonetisation pointed to a "big scam", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed the entire exercise of banning high value currencies was a "total flop show' and demanded a thorough investigation on the issue while urging the Supreme Court to provide justice to people.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed the demonetisation drive a "shameless flop show" and announced three days of nationwide protests starting on Tuesday.

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.

On a day Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress declared that the Central government's currency ban had resulted in close to 100 deaths, Urijit Patel, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India or RBI, came within an inch of being manhandled at the Kolkata airport by angry Congress workers.

In an angry Facebook post today, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said "Demonetisation is a visionless policy," for which crores of workers are suffering, both in the unorganised sector and in big industries.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ban on high denomination currency once again in Kolkata today. "The Prime Minister has lost the moral right to remain prime minister," she said.

The arrest of a politician in Kolkata with wads of new currency notes has provoked a fight between Union Minister Babul Supriyo and the Trinamool Congress of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Mr Supriyo said on Wednesday that he regretted "wasting his time" on a person like Manish Sharma, who was the BJP's candidate in state polls earlier this year. ...

The Lok Sabha was adjourned briefly on Friday following ruckus by the opposition over demonetisation and the deployment of the army at toll plazas in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee's roadshow against Prime Minister Narendra Modi's currency ban was in Patna today but did not find an enthusiastic response from Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, for the second time in a month, sought the intervention of President Pranab Mukherjee in the demonetisation issue.

Mamata Banerjee, in the second edition of her street protests in Delhi over the government's currency ban, today threw a dare. "Let's see how well the BJP does in the upcoming elections," said the West Bengal Chief Minister who has taken a frontline position in the opposition's attack on the government.

Continuing her tirade against the Narendra Modi government on demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she would stage a dharna in Delhi tomorrow and appealed to other opposition parties to take to streets to protest the move.