The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to withdraw Rs 2000 currency notes from circulation may have come as a shock to many. But in Punjab’s Moga, residents have welcomed it saying it will eliminate corruption.

The Bhagwant Mann government in the state has been taking on corruption in the state ever since it came to power and has not even spared its ministers for corruption.

Speaking on the RBI decision to demonetise Rs 2000 notes, a resident saw it as a direct assault on corruption since the high-denomination note is much sought after as payment in underhand deals.

Other residents said it will speed up business since it would be easier to deal with smaller denomination notes as looking for change for Rs 2000 notes had turned into a bothersome chore.

A resident noted that the time given for changing notes till September 30 is a good call. The Narendra Modi government seems to have learned its lesson from the 2016 demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes when the new notes took time to reach the people and damaged the economy as well, said a resident.

Besides with Rs 2000 notes already rare in transactions, it would indicate that a lot of these notes have been hoarded by people at home, said many people who spoke to APN. 

The one group of people who seem to have genuine worries are the arhatiyas, the commission agents at mandis.

“If the Rs 2,000 is discontinued, it will create problems for us because most of the farmers come to us and demand big notes. We have already lakhs of Rs 2000 notes, now in one day we have been told we can only deposit notes worth Rs 20000, which is basically 10 notes. We will have to spend too many days standing in queues at banks to exchange the notes,” said an agent.

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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal addressed the people in Punjab’s Moga on Thursday. However, his address was marred by the protestors. Later, the videos started doing rounds in which it can be seen that there was heavy stone pelting outside his rally.

There is also a video wherein it can be seen that the farmers and cops were clashing. In one video, it can be seen that the police was trying to shield themselves as stone-pelting was taking place there.

It is reported that the protesters were in a rage and they accused the SAD of being a mute spectator in the Bargari incident.

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Meanwhile, Sukhbir Badal was addressing people as a part of his poll campaign. His rally was named Gal Punjab Di. In his rally, he said that their party knows how to fulfil promises that are made in the election manifesto. He further said they have mentioned in the manifesto that they will work on the completion of flyovers, electricity projects, 24-hour power supply to industry and farming community and increase in old-age pension, among other promises. He also mentioned that SAD promised for all this and made sure to deliver that in their tenure. However, Congress has failed to fulfil all its promises.

Moreover, a few days ago, Sahnewal MLA Sharanjit Singh Dhillon and senior Youth Akali leader Simranjit Singh Dhillon welcomed the SAD president and said that they would leave no stone unturned to strengthen the party and make it victorious in the coming elections.

More details on this are still awaited.

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