<div align="justify">Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on the noteban anniversary today termed demonetisation as a "tragedy" and a "thoughtless act" and alleged that due to it livelihood of millions of honest Indians were destroyed.<br /><br />He said his party stood with all those people who have suffered due to demonetisation, which was announced this day last year by the prime minister.<br /><br />Taking a poetic dig at the government, he tweeted in Hindi that even a single tear spelt danger for the government and one has not seen an ocean coming out of the eyes, tagging a picture of some poor people crying while standing in queues.<br /><br />"Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives and livelihoods were destroyed by PMs thoughtless act," he said on Twitter.<br /><br />"Ek aansubhihukumatkeliyekhatra hai, tumnedekhanahinaankhon ka samundarhona" (Even a single tear is a danger for the government, you have not seen eyes turning into an ocean)," he said in another tweet.<br /><br />To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress will observe a "black day" today and will hold countrywide protests in the form of processions, rallies and candle-light marches.<br /><br />The Congress, which described the note ban decision as the "biggest scam" and "the largest government-abetted money laundering scheme", has asked all its state units to organise protests, processions and marches to mark the day.<br /><br />It has also asked all its leaders to participate in such protests and strongly highlight the demerits of the decision, which it said is a "colossal and completely avoidable failure".<br /><br />The Congress leaders will pan out across the country and will participate in protests with "Desh Bhugat Raha hai" and "India suffers" as the central theme for the day.<br /><br />Rahul Gandhi will lead a candlelight march in Surat's Chowk Bazar area as part of the Opposition parties' "Black Day" protest in Gujarat's Surat. </div>
<div align="justify">Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on the noteban anniversary today termed demonetisation as a "tragedy" and a "thoughtless act" and alleged that due to it livelihood of millions of honest Indians were destroyed.<br /><br />He said his party stood with all those people who have suffered due to demonetisation, which was announced this day last year by the prime minister.<br /><br />Taking a poetic dig at the government, he tweeted in Hindi that even a single tear spelt danger for the government and one has not seen an ocean coming out of the eyes, tagging a picture of some poor people crying while standing in queues.<br /><br />"Demonetisation is a tragedy. We stand with millions of honest Indians, whose lives and livelihoods were destroyed by PMs thoughtless act," he said on Twitter.<br /><br />"Ek aansubhihukumatkeliyekhatra hai, tumnedekhanahinaankhon ka samundarhona" (Even a single tear is a danger for the government, you have not seen eyes turning into an ocean)," he said in another tweet.<br /><br />To mark the anniversary of note ban, the Congress will observe a "black day" today and will hold countrywide protests in the form of processions, rallies and candle-light marches.<br /><br />The Congress, which described the note ban decision as the "biggest scam" and "the largest government-abetted money laundering scheme", has asked all its state units to organise protests, processions and marches to mark the day.<br /><br />It has also asked all its leaders to participate in such protests and strongly highlight the demerits of the decision, which it said is a "colossal and completely avoidable failure".<br /><br />The Congress leaders will pan out across the country and will participate in protests with "Desh Bhugat Raha hai" and "India suffers" as the central theme for the day.<br /><br />Rahul Gandhi will lead a candlelight march in Surat's Chowk Bazar area as part of the Opposition parties' "Black Day" protest in Gujarat's Surat. </div>