Demonetisation war: Oppn to huddle tomorrow ahead of Parliament session

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ANI New Delhi [India]
Last Updated : Nov 20 2016 | 3:22 PM IST

The opposition parties in both Houses of Parliament will meet at 9

"Monday morning plan. #Parliament Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha leaders of about 10 Opposition parties meeting at 930 a.m. Hmmm," Trinamool Congress (TMC) national spokesperson Derek O' Brien tweeted.

This come as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yesterday issued a whip to its party's Rajya Sabha members, asking them to be present in the House for three days starting tomorrow.

Both the Houses of Parliament were earlier on Friday adjourned following furore over the Centre's move to scrap Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 currency notes.

In the Lok Sabha, the Congress and some other opposition parties insisted on a discussion on demonetisation under a rule, which entails voting and through an adjournment motion that implies suspension of all other business.

In both Houses, the opposition parties insisted on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence while opposing demonetisation.

In the Rajya Sabha, treasury benches also resorted to slogans after Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi referred to the Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's statement that more people had died because of demonetisation than had been killed in the Uri terror attack.

The CPI (M) in a statement, said, "Instead of immediate measures to bring relief to the people, the Government has now reduced the limit of exchanging notes per person from Rs. 4,500 to Rs. 2,000. This will hit hard the poorer sections.

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First Published: Nov 20 2016 | 3:22 PM IST

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