Karnataka: Congress to launch statewide protests against demonetisation as part of Aakrosh Divas
Dr. Naseer Hussain, Congress spokesperson said that the Congress party is protesting against the inconvenience, suffering and agony caused by demonetisation to the common man, small traders, farmers and daily wage workers.
In Short
- Karnataka state Congress will organize protests against demonetisation in all the district headquarters.
- Congress leaders say party is protesting against the suffering of the common man, small traders.
- JD(S) will not take part in the Aakrosh Divas but has slammed the implementation of the demonetisation.
The Karnataka state Congress will organize protests against demonetisation in all the district headquarters on November 28 as part of Aakrosh Divas. Party leaders have been directed to lead protest marches and then submit a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioners in their respective districts. All District-in-Charge ministers have been given responsibility to organize these protests in their respective districts.
PROTESTING AGAINST INCONVENIENCE AND SUFFERING
In Bengaluru, KPCC President Dr. G Parameshwara will lead the protests from Town Hall at around 11am. Ministers from the city, legislators and other leaders will also take part in the protest. Dr. Naseer Hussain, Congress spokesperson said that the Congress party is protesting against the inconvenience, suffering and agony caused by demonetisation to the common man, small traders, farmers and daily wage workers.
He further added that this is precisely why the Congress has been requesting PM Modi to come to Parliament and address these issues but the Prime Minister chooses to address Parliament through public rallies and party meetings instead.
OTHER PARTIES
The JD(S) has decided not to take part in the Aakrosh Divas but has slammed the government over the implementation of the demonetisation. The party said that the lack of preparation on part of the central government has caused a lot of hardship to the people. But the party said it is against black money and will not support the agitation call on Monday.
The BJP in the state is taking a stand against the Aakrosh Divas. In fact, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje says the party workers will continue working on Monday and are against the planned agitation. According to her what the PM is doing now is good for the nation. She added that all along the Congress kept questioning the PM Modi on when he will act against black money and now that he has acted, they are asking him to stop.
The Police will deploy extra personnel in the city to maintain law and order. Senior police officials say that KSRP and CAR platoons will be deployed to make sure no untoward incidents take place in the city and throughout the state as well.
SERVICES THAT WILL REMAIN SHUT AND THOSE TO OPEN
The call on school, college closure is expected to be taken tomorrow. While private schools and college have left the decision to school managements. Meanwhile, Bangalore University has postponed exams that were initially scheduled to take place on Monday. These exams will now be held on December 8th.
The Transportation sector is expected operate normally but people have been warned that buses might be taken off the roads if there are incidents of stone pelting observed. There is no glitch expected in the running of trains as the Indian railways has confirmed that trains will run according to their schedules. While Cab aggregators like Ola and Uber will go ahead with business as usual, Autos will remain off the roads for the foreseeable future.
Hotels across the city will remain open. The sizeable number of tech companies in the city are making arrangements to operate as per schedule on Monday and are also offering work from home options for their employees.
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