Opposition Against Demonetisation

The second anniversary of demonetisation triggered a full blown Twitter war between the BJP and the Opposition parties on Thursday. While the Opposition described it as a "disaster" the BJP said, it was a "stringent action against corruption". The Congress has called for a nationwide protest on Friday and the Trinamool said it will observe a 'Black...

Demonetisation was a "decisive battle" 125 crore Indians fought against black money and won, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today even as the BJP celebrated the first anniversary of the exercise as 'anti-black money day' and the opposition observed a 'black day'.

Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK has denied that its postponement of the scheduled "Black Day" protests against demonetisation in eight districts of the state has any link with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to its ailing patriarch M Karunanidhi.

Demonetisation only brought hardship for common man, DMK Working President MK Stalin said today leading the opposition charge against the NDA government's note ban move on its first anniversary.

Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago.

A day before Presidential elections and the beginning of the Monsoon Session of parliament, hectic meetings were held in the ruling NDA and the opposition camps. The government, which is preparing to face a united opposition - a bloc of 18 parties - on a host of issues including the landmark Goods and Services Tax, held not only a strategy session ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the demonetisation drive was a "tough decision" to take in view of the opposition parties' constant efforts to turn people against it.

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has dismissed the Congress-led meet of eight parties against demonetisation, as a "fake attempt for unity" and said it would never succeed.

Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning has dealt a big blow to the carefully crafted opposition unity that held fast through the winter session of Parliament, just ahead of a Congress-led march today to presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in protest against the notes ban.

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...

Today is the last day of parliament's winter session this year. The session saw continuous disruptions and little work done. The government and opposition have blamed each other. Today also sees opposition parties marching from parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against government's decision to yank 5...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...

Where was Rahul Gandhi for the last 20 days of the winter session of parliament, asked senior union minister Ananth Kumar of the BJP, dismissing as a "sign of desperation" the Congress vice president's explosive claim today that he has "information on personal corruption" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the Parliament for the last three days of this year's winter session announced Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The Parliament has been brought to standstill on most days as opposition leaders continued to protest against government's demonetisation policy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked one month of his notes ban with a series of tweets thanking people for participating in what he called "the yagna against corruption, terrorism and black money." He also reiterated that "short term pain will pave the way for long term gains." PM Modi had banned 500 and 1000 rupee notes on November 8 as the next m...

The second anniversary of demonetisation triggered a full blown Twitter war between the BJP and the Opposition parties on Thursday. While the Opposition described it as a "disaster" the BJP said, it was a "stringent action against corruption". The Congress has called for a nationwide protest on Friday and the Trinamool said it will observe a 'Black...

Demonetisation was a "decisive battle" 125 crore Indians fought against black money and won, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today even as the BJP celebrated the first anniversary of the exercise as 'anti-black money day' and the opposition observed a 'black day'.

Tamil Nadu's opposition DMK has denied that its postponement of the scheduled "Black Day" protests against demonetisation in eight districts of the state has any link with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to its ailing patriarch M Karunanidhi.

Demonetisation only brought hardship for common man, DMK Working President MK Stalin said today leading the opposition charge against the NDA government's note ban move on its first anniversary.

Opposition parties on Tuesday said they will observe November 8 as Black Day to protest against the "ill-conceived and hasty" decision of the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes a year ago.

A day before Presidential elections and the beginning of the Monsoon Session of parliament, hectic meetings were held in the ruling NDA and the opposition camps. The government, which is preparing to face a united opposition - a bloc of 18 parties - on a host of issues including the landmark Goods and Services Tax, held not only a strategy session ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the demonetisation drive was a "tough decision" to take in view of the opposition parties' constant efforts to turn people against it.

Senior BJP leader and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has dismissed the Congress-led meet of eight parties against demonetisation, as a "fake attempt for unity" and said it would never succeed.

Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning has dealt a big blow to the carefully crafted opposition unity that held fast through the winter session of Parliament, just ahead of a Congress-led march today to presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in protest against the notes ban.

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...

Today is the last day of parliament's winter session this year. The session saw continuous disruptions and little work done. The government and opposition have blamed each other. Today also sees opposition parties marching from parliament to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against government's decision to yank 5...

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of 14 other opposition parties will march tomorrow from parliament to the presidential palace of Rashtrapati Bhawan to meet President Pranab Mukherjee to protest against the government's decision to yank 500-and 1,000-rupee notes and update him on what they describe as the unrelenting hardship ca...

Where was Rahul Gandhi for the last 20 days of the winter session of parliament, asked senior union minister Ananth Kumar of the BJP, dismissing as a "sign of desperation" the Congress vice president's explosive claim today that he has "information on personal corruption" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the Parliament for the last three days of this year's winter session announced Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The Parliament has been brought to standstill on most days as opposition leaders continued to protest against government's demonetisation policy.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked one month of his notes ban with a series of tweets thanking people for participating in what he called "the yagna against corruption, terrorism and black money." He also reiterated that "short term pain will pave the way for long term gains." PM Modi had banned 500 and 1000 rupee notes on November 8 as the next m...