Dimapur, January 9 (MExN): Demonetization has only continued to increase miseries of the common man, according to AICC State Coordinator in Dimapur Pradyut Bordoloi. He was addressing a meeting with NPCC today at Congress Bhavan, Dimapur, a press release informed. Bordoloi said that it is the responsibility of the Congress to highlight the ill-effects of demonetization and added that the Congress is mobilizing all its units across the nation to create awareness on the same. Calling on the NPCC to continue building awareness, Bordoloi maintained that the “dictatorial decision” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi “infringes upon the basic fundamental rights of the people”. He further read out a list of demands put forth by the AICC National Vice President Rahul Gandhi to mitigate the ill-effects of demonetization on the nation. NPCC President K. Therie, who also spoke on the occasion, said that demonetization or cashless economy, besides being impractical, is “unacceptable” to a rural economy like Nagaland "since more than 90% of our people are without bank accounts." The senseless act of demonetization has paralysed the vibrant economy, as there is no infrastructure to support a digital economy, Therie maintained. The meeting further resolved to: Demand from PM Modi to answer the charges on the demonetization white paper brought out by AICC; Form district level Implementation Committees to highlight the negative impacts of demonetization across the state; and Extend solidarity with the people across the country badly affected by the impacts of the senseless act of demonetization implemented without any planning or thought.
