Congress protest against central govt offices

Puducherry January 07: Several Congress workers in Puducherry on Saturday staged a demonstration outside central government offices in Puducherry, to protest the "hasty and faulty" decision of the Centre to demonetise high-value currency notes.

Addressing agitators outside a nationalized bank in the heart of the town, Puducherry PWD Minister A. Namassivayam claimed the demonetization scheme had caused "inexplicable havoc to all sections of people and more particularly the workers and the poor sections."

The demonstration by party volunteers was, in keeping with the decision which had taken recently at the executive committee meeting of the PCC, he said.

Industries Minister MOHF Shahjahan led the agitation in front of the Pondicherry university in neighboring Kalapet.
Condemning the move, he said, "The scheme was implemented without any forethought and alternative arrangements by the Prime Minister."

Functionaries of the PCC and office bearers of the youth wing held demonstrations at different points to register their protest against the Centre's "anti-poor policies including demonetization of the currencies."