Imphal, Nov 28: As a part of the nationwide protest against government decision of Demonetization functionaries of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee today stage a sit-in-protest in front of Congress Bhavan at BT Road Imphal. Similar protest was also staged at Thoubal by the Thoubal District Congress Committee in front of its office at Thoubal.
MPCC President MLA TN Haokip, VP MLA T. Mangibabu, Secretary organization MLA RK Imo, MLA Preshaw Shimray, MLA Victor Keishing among others participated the protest.
The Congress party along with other opposition political parties has been protesting the sudden demonetization which they term has created lot of problems to the common people.
“The queues outside banks and ATM have not shortened, the demand for currency not meeting, even ATM have also become cashless, huge demand of new note are not meeting by the bank in short RBI is something fail to manage currency crises due to demonetization”, agency quoted an opposition leader speaking to media at new Delhi. .
The opposition party, particularly the Congress has stated that the public in India especially in rural area, where no proper banking channel available or nonavailability of cash in those branches, faces many problems due to government moves on demonetization. Businessman and traders, shops sale are down during November also face many problems. Hence opposition parties are protesting against the government.
