People die waiting in line for ration too: BJP leader on note ban
November 14, 2016  20:50
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Bharatiya Janata Party national vice-president Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe drew flak for saying people sometimes die waiting in queue for ration. He was responding to a question on deaths of people outside banks waiting long hours to exchange or deposit demonetised currency.

Sahasrabuddhe, who is also the state BJP affairs in-charge in MP, was quick to add that they were not insensitive to the problems being faced by the people.

In a surprise move last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes comprising 86 per cent of the currency in circulation by value will no longer be legal tender from November 9, resulting in long queues outside banks and ATMs running dry.

Sahasrabuddhe dubbed the Prime Ministers decision a satyagrah, undertaken to address the problem of black money. He said he expected the people to bear the inconvenience and participate in the movement.
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