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Demonetisation: Mamata leads march to President with Shiv Sena

| | Nov 16, 2016, at 07:33 pm
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee led her lawmakers along with those of BJP ally Shiv Sena in a march from Parliament House to the Rashtrapati Bhawan to present their petition to President Pranab Mukherjee against the government's demonetisation move.

However, Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal did not take part in the same march owing to the presence of Shiv Sena.

The opposition Trinamool Congress parliamentarians on Wednesday staged a demonstration outside the Parliament in New Delhi opposing the demonetisation move of the Modi government and demanding its rollback.

The MPs shouted anti-government and anti-demonetisation slogans and called the move a financial emergency. Shouting "Nehi Chalega" they demanded that the measure be rolled back immediately.

"The move is only harassing the common people. We want a rollback," said TMC MP Saugata Roy even as the winter session of Parliament began.

TMC joined Shiv Sena, an ally of ruling BJP in the NDA government, to protest since they are on the same page  on the issue.

Sena President Uddhav Thackeray has discussed the fallout of demonetisation with  Mamata Banerjee earlier.

Earlier, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said people in the country are 'suffering' due to the Centre's decision to ban s. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes last week.

The Trinamool Congress supremo said she will meet President Pranab Mukherjee over the issue on Wednesday.

"The situation is serious. Very grim. People are suffering.We will meet the Hon. President tomorrow, no matter what #DeMonetisation," Banerjee tweeted.

On Monday, PM Modi had asked the people to keep patience for 50 more days even as they are having to bear with the immediate consequences of demonetisation that has scrapped old Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 notes.

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