Demonetisation has claimed 33 lives in 7 days

November 16, 2016 09:25

Huffington Post India reports: A week into the government's move to demonetise higher currency to curb black money, the public's woes continue.

At least 33 people have died in the past seven days in reaction to the policy change -- some while waiting in serpentine queues to get their cash exchanged, others from the shock of the worry, and a few, tragically, due to lack of healthcare from the shortage of currency.

Ruling politicians may rage and rant, but the evidences to the contrary are plentiful, with millions of people, especially the poorest of the poor, facing untold miseries.

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