New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the nation on Tuesday has made some significant announcement on the use of currency in the country. In order to curb the black money and illegal currency markets, PM announced the invalidity of 500 and 100 rupee currency notes in the country from November 9.
After his announcements, reactions and views are flooding on social media. Social media giant Twitter is regularly abuzz with the politician responses. Here are what various politicians said:
#PresidentMukherjee welcomed bold step of Government of India which will help unearth unaccounted money & counterfeit currency
— President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) November 8, 2016
Historic and courageous decision on ₹ 500 & ₹ 1000 notes to stop corruption and flow of black money. Hats off Hon @narendramodi ji !
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) November 8, 2016
PM @narendramodi ji’s decision to discontinue Rs. 500 & Rs.1000 rupee note will immensely help eliminating the corruption.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) November 8, 2016
Govt must ensure that currency changeover does not lead to panic and addresses concerns of ordinary Indians who still deal in cash only.
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) November 8, 2016
Purchase of Railway ticket at railway station,
₹500 & ₹1000 note would be accepted till 11th Nov 2016 midnight— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) November 8, 2016
#SurgicalStrike by Shri @narendramodi ji on corruption and black money.
Join your hands in #IndiaFightsCorruption pic.twitter.com/s6dohqIx1Y— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) November 8, 2016
Courageous and historic step by the PM @narendramodi. Will surely go a long way in fighting #BlackMoney.
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad) November 8, 2016
जो कहा था करके दिखा रहें हैं अपने प्रधानमंत्री @narendramodi जी #IndiaFightsCorruption pic.twitter.com/ndOC9Xhaaj
— Swami Ramdev (@yogrishiramdev) November 8, 2016
In a series of tweets, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slammed PM Modi over the demonetisation of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes. She tweeted:
While I’m strongly against black money, corruption, deeply concerned about common people, small traders. How they will buy essentials tomo?
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 8, 2016
This is a financial chaos and disaster let loose on the common people of India…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 8, 2016
The PM could not get back the promised black money from abroad from the rich so a drama to divert his failure…
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 8, 2016
Heartless and ill- conceived blow on the common people and the middle class in the fake name of anti-corruption
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 8, 2016
Rs100 notes not available in banks. Without availability in market how will people,small farmrs,all employees,labourers purchase essentials
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) November 8, 2016
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