From The Shillong Times
Center Owned by The Shillong TimesDemonetisation will prove to be’vote ban’ for BJP; UP battle now at 95-5: Akhilesh Yadav
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On the 10th anniversary of the 2016 demonetisation, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav criticised the move as the most corrupt decision in world history and warned it will act as a vote ban for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. He said the currency ban hurt banks and small traders, especially MSMEs, and challenged the government’s banking reforms. He also recalled the story of Khajanchi, a child born at a bank during the note‑ban period, noting the shared birthday with the withdrawn ₹2,000 note.
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Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of dishonouring the country over the partial demolition of Ustad Bismillah Khan's Varanasi home, while the civic body, police and the maestro's family said the family itself demolished the dilapidated structure with its consent.
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Lucknow, Nov 11: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav, in a scathing critique of the BJP-led dispensation, described the demonetisation (note ban) as the “most corrupt decision in the world’s history” and warned that this will prove to be a “vote ban” for the ruling party in the state…
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has targeted the BJP government over the 2016 demonetisation decision, recalling the story of Khajanchi, a child born at a bank during the note-ban period. Yadav pointed out that Khajanchi and the now-withdrawn ₹2,000 currency note share the same birthday. In a…
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Lucknow, Nov 11: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav, in a scathing critique of the BJP-led dispensation, described the demonetisation (note ban) as the “most corrupt decision in the world’s history” and warned that this will prove to be a “vote ban” for the ruling party in the state…
