Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal highlights: Mamata calls Rs 2000 withdrawal 'Tughlaqi' demonetisation drama

Rs 2000 Note Ban LIVE Updates: Jairam Ramesh says the govt first acts, then thinks 

Former Congress central minister Jairam Ramesh said, "Typical of our self-styled Vishwaguru. First Act, Second Think (FAST). 2000 rupee notes introduced with such fanfare after that singularly disastrous Tughlaqi firman of November 8, 2016 are now being withdrawn."

Rs 2000 Note Ban LIVE Updates: Chidambaram calls Rs 2000 note a band-aid to cover up foolish decision of demonetisation 

Former finance minister P Chidambaram hits out at the BJP government's decsion to withdraw the Rs 2,000 note, saying its launch was also a decision to cover-up the foolish decision of demonetisation.

As expected, the government/RBI have withdrawn the Rs 2000 note and given time until September 30 to exchange the notes

The Rs 2000 note is hardly a popular medium of exchange. We said this in November 2016 and we have been proved correct

The Rs 2000 note was a band-aid to…

— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) May 19, 2023

Rs 2000 Note Ban LIVE Updates: Mamata calls Rs 2000 withdrawal 'Tughlaqi' demonetisation drama

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee says the Modi government's decision of withdrawing Rs 2,000 currency notes is a 'Tughlaqi' demonetisation drama, and it would hit the common people hard once again by subjecting them to massive harassment.

Another whimsical & Tughlaqi demonetisation drama of Rs.2000 notes will hit the common people hard once again by subjecting them to massive harassment. These imperious measures are meant to camouflage the fundamentally anti-people & crony capitalist nature of this regime. Such…

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) May 20, 2023

Rs 2000 Note Ban LIVE Updates: TN CM Stalin says govt hiding failures through Rs 2,000 note withdrawl

Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin says that the government's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes suddenly shows how it is trying to hide its failure in the Karnataka Assembly Elections. His tweet reads, "500 doubts, 1000 Mysteries, 2000 errors! Karnataka disaster to hide!"  

500 சந்தேகங்கள்
1000 மர்மங்கள்
2000 பிழைகள்!
கர்நாடகப் படுதோல்வியை
மறைக்க
ஒற்றைத் தந்திரம்!#2000Note #Demonetisation

— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) May 20, 2023

Rs 2000 Note Ban LIVE Updates: Owaisi asks five questions from PM Modi for withdrawing Rs 2000 notes

Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at the Central Government for withdrawing Rs 2,000 currency notes and has asked five questions from the Prime Minister.

Five questions to Top Economist PM Modi:@PMOIndia

1. Why did you introduce the 2000 note in the first place?

2. Can we expect 500 note to be withdrawn soon?

3. 70 crore Indians don't have a smart phone, how do they do digital payment?

4. What is the role of Bill Gates… https://t.co/9ykXtW9I2P

— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) May 20, 2023

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Kharge hits out at PM over Rs 2,000 note withdrawal, says he is "troubling" people

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge termed it as another "note bandi" to trouble the people while lambasting the Central government, and hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the RBI's announcement on the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation. 

Taking  jibe at PM, Kharge said, "Modi has issued another new order. Whenever he goes to Japan, he will issue a 'note bandi' notification and go. When he went to Japan last time he had done a Rs 1,000 note bandi. This time when he has gone he has done Rs 2,000 note bandi." 

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: NCP slams Union government, says citizens being harassed

The Nationalist Congress Party also slammed the Modi government over Reserve Bank of India's announcement to withdraw Rs 2000 denomination currency notes from circulation.

NCP national spokesperson Clyde Crasto said, "What has the government achieved by introducing the Rs 2000 note and what is it going to now achieve by withdrawing these notes. Demonetisation was hailed as a big success. If that was the case, what is the reason for the withdrawal of Rs 2000 currency notes." 

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: CPI(M) slams BJP over RBI's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes

CPI(M) central committee member Sujan Chakraborty slammed the Narendra Modi government's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes, calling it an "astonishing decision and the Prime Minister does not seem to have any explanation for it." 

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Akhilesh Yadav hits out at govt over withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said "some people realise their mistakes too late" while targeting the BJP-led government at the Centre over the RBI's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation.

He tweeted: "The same happened in the case of the Rs 2,000 note, but the people and the economy of this country will have to pay for it."

"Governance works not through arbitrariness but through wisdom and honesty," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister added.

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon on RBI scrapping circulation of Rs 2000 note

Jharkhand Finance Minister Rameshwar Oraon says that when he was in Parliament during the UPA govt, he went to a bank where the manager informed him to deposit Rs 500 denomination notes printed before 2005 as it would be demonetised. Govts take such decision, he adds, saying citizens have to follow the advice of RBI.

#WATCH | When I was in Parliament (during the UPA govt), I went to a bank where the manager informed me to deposit 500 denomination notes printed before 2005 as it would be demonetised. Govts take such decision. We have to follow the advice of RBI: Jharkhand Finance Minister… pic.twitter.com/73ByGZNIDA

— ANI (@ANI) May 20, 2023

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee lambasts Centre over move to withdraw notes

"Another Tughlaqi demonetisation drama which will hit common people," says Mamata Banerjee on scrapping of Rs 2000 notes

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Can the Rs 2000 notes be used for cash on delivery of goods? Tax Expert CA Sunil Garg answers

..@AnchorDeepak_ @BrajeshKMZee @Ajay_Bagga#2000Notes #RBIToWithdraw2000note #ZeeSawal2000Ka pic.twitter.com/JfKVQLiUvX

— Zee Business (@ZeeBusiness) May 20, 2023

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Nripendra Misra shares PM Modi's thoughts behind introduction of Rs 2000 currency notes 

Nripendra Misra, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has said that PM had maintained since the beginning that the Rs 2000 currency notes were a temporary fix for an extraordinary situation (note crunch after demonitisation). 

"The Rs 2000 note is not a feasible mode of transaction for the poor, and keeping it in circulation for a longer time period would've benefitted black-marketeers. For these reasons, the decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency note is a move for the betterment of the public and the nation," he told Zee News.

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Where can one file a complaint if they face problems in depositing or exchanging Rs 2000 notes?
 

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mentions in its circular that for redressal of grievance in case of deficiency of service, the complainant / aggrieved customer may first approach the concerned bank. If the bank does not respond within a period of 30 days after lodging of the complaint or if the complainant is not satisfied with the response/resolution given by the bank, then the complainant can lodge the complaint under the Reserve Bank - Integrated Ombudsman Scheme (RB-IOS), 2021 at the Complaint Management System portal of RBI (cms.rbi.org.in). 

Rs 2,000 currency note withdrawal LIVE Updates: Are there any special provisions for senior citizens who will be visiting banks to exchange notes?
 

RBI said in its directive that banks have been instructed to make arrangements to reduce inconvenience to senior citizens, persons with disabilities, etc., seeking to exchange/deposit.