Parliament Dysfunctional Over Demonetisation, BJP Cries Conspiracy

The Kanpur derailment incident will add to demonetisation uproar as the winter session enters its fifth day.

• Day 5 of winter session in the Parliament began amid uproar against demonetisation in both the Houses.
  
• Multiple adjournments amid uproar over currency chaos render Rajya Sabha dysfunctional.
  
• Demonetisation of Rs 500 and 1,000 currency notes has dominated the first four days of the session.
  
• The Opposition has demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in the Parliament.
  
• The BJP has demanded an apology from Congress spokesperson Ghulam Nabi Azad for comparing demonetisation deaths to the Uri attack.
  
• Both the Houses were adjourned amid furore over demonetisation.

Two Arrested for Depositing Fake Notes

Two persons were arrested while the third one managed to flee after Bank Manager of Chhatikara branch of Oriental Bank of Commerce informed the police about the trio who tried to deposit fake currency notes worth Rs 36,000 here.

"Two members have been arrested while hunt for third is on," SP City Ashok Kumar Singh said, adding they would also try to find out if some gang is operating.

"On finding 36 fake notes of Rs 1,000 each, in the bundle of one lakh nine thousand brought by Ramveer for depositing in the bank, I called the police and handed them over to police," Shashi Kant Gaur, manager, OBC- Chhatikara said. Gaur has also registered an FIR with the police.

The police could nab Ramveer and Ranveer while Sabir managed to dodge the police.

One Dies in Stampede

One person died in a stampede outside a branch of SBI in Deoria.

“Demonetisation is strong step for the economy, yes people did face some problems but now situation is improving,” Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh said.

However, Congress Vice President, Rahul Gandhi disagreed with Singh. Rahul Gandhi said the currency ban “hurt the economy in an unimaginable way, especially the fishermen, daily wage labourers and farmers.”

Bank-que Victim’s Kin Moves SC, Seeks Compensation

Family of a senior citizen who allegedly died due to suffocation at a queue in a bank moved Supreme Court seeking a compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the Union government.