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“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rupee notes introduced with such fanfare after that singularly disastrous Tughlaqi firman of Nov 8 2016 are now being withdrawn,” Jairam Ramesh, the Congress general secretary of communications said
Almost seven years after Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were discontinued and new notes were introduced, RBI has decided to remove the Rs 2000 currency notes from circulation.
“Typical of self-styled Vishwaguru. First Act, Second Think,” says Jairam Ramesh
In order to complete the exercise in a time-bound manner and to provide adequate time to the public, all banks will be able to offer deposit and/or exchange facility for Rs 2000 banknotes until September 30, 2023, RBI said.
A Congress MP reportedly said it was the beginning of a second demonetisation "disaster". It was a 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the demonetisation exercise of November 8, 2016 when the legal tender status of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes was withdrawn by the Narendra Modi government., India News, Times Now