Saugata Roy (AITC) said that by taking away the cash from

the society, the government has broken backbone of the society.

Stating that the government was responsible for the death of 150 people, he said that "We don't blame Jaitley jee (finance minister) but the blame should go to the man who announced the decision."

Stating the demonetisation as "cruel and reckless step", he said that move was to help the electoral process and labelled it as the worst decision since independence.

"The people of India will reply against the cruel step," he said.

Referring to demonetisation as a "capital punishment", A Sampath (CPI-M) said if the bill contained penal provision, it should have been discussed in the Standing Committee.

"If the power of the Standing Committee has been snatched by the executive, it is a pity," he said.

He also alleged that through the demonetisation the government intends to help the e-wallet companies.

He termed demonetisation as a war against the people.

Supriya Sule (NCP) said that she wanted to know how much money has come back to the banks post demonetisation.

She also questioned whether the demonetisation has really served the purpose in terms of removing corruption.

She urged the finance minister to give fair treatment to the district cooperative banks.

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