Rs 2000 note withdrawn: Govt must reveal intention behind stopping circulation of Rs 2000 note, says Rajasthan CM Gehlot

In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank on Friday announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation but gave the public time till September 30 to either deposit such notes in accounts or exchange them at banks. The reactions to the RBI announcement have started flowing in.

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RBI decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes will not pose a problem as regards the ATMs, as they are not spewing out those notes for a long time, saysa senior official of Financial Software and Systems.

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CPI MP Binoy Viswam hits out at government over RBI's announcement to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation

Govt must reveal intention behind stopping circulation of Rs 2000 note, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

Former RBI Deputy Governor R Gandhi says withdrawal of Rs 2,000 notes will help in curbing black money to 'great extent' as people are hoarding the high-value currency

This is the second surgical strike on black money, says BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi

Govt needs to answer why this kind of harassment is going on and why were these Rs 2000 notes introduced in first place, says NCP national spokesperson Clyde Crasto

Congress leader P Chidambaram says Rs 2,000 note was 'band-aid' to cover up 'foolish decision' of demonetising Rs 500, Rs 1,000 notes

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh slams move to withdraw Rs 2000 note

In a tweet, he said: "Typical of our self-styled Vishwaguru. First Act, Second Think (FAST). 2000 rupee notes introduced with such fanfare after that singularly disastrous Tughlaqi firman of Nov 8 2016 are now being withdrawn."

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RBI said it has also been observed that Rs2,000denomination note is not commonly used for transactions.

Congress MP calls it beginning of a second demonetisation 'disaster'

The statement was in an apparent reference to the demonetisation exercise of November 8, 2016 when the legal tender status of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes was withdrawn by the Narendra Modi government.

I hope the decision was taken by experts, says AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj

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