Demonetisation: Kejri meets kin of man who killed self

AMRITSAR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal visited the family of Amritsar man Ravinder Singh Pannu, who had committed suicide on November 23 after his bank had not let him withdraw Rs 2.5 lakh from his account for the marriage of his daughter.
Kejriwal met Pannu’s family members at their house in Mujju Pura village near Fatehgarh Churian, Amritsar, and condoled their loss. After meeting the family, Kejriwal yet again appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw the decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.“With folded hands, I am appealing to Modi ji to leave his stubbornness. Conditions are worsening by each day; please revoke your decision,” he said.
A relative of Pannu said the marriage was scheduled for December 5, but Pannu went into depression after the bank did not let him withdraw his own money. “It is strange that the manager asked him to withdraw only Rs 2,000; that too for the marriage. This is happening all over the nation,” Kejriwal said.
The president of Akal Purakh Ki Fauj and former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member, Jaswinder Singh Advocate, joined AAP during Kejriwal’s visit to Amritsar. The AAP supremo also visited Jaswinder’s house and had a 15-minute meeting with him.
Jaswinder said he would be canvassing for AAP across Punjab and would mobilize support for the party. Jaswinder is also a core committee member of Panthic Talmel Sangathan, a conglomerate of over a hundred Sikh religious and intellectual groups.