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KVP knocks on doors of National Human Rights Commission
Congress Rajya Sabha member K V P Ramachandra Rao on Monday filed a complaint with the NHRC on the woes of the people in the country following demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes.
DEMONETISATION WOES
- The Rajya Sabha member draws to the attention of the National Human Rights Commission the pain being inflicted on people by scrapping of high-value notes and failure to make available the small value notes
New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha member K V P Ramachandra Rao on Monday filed a complaint with the NHRC on the woes of the people in the country following demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes.
Referring to the claims by the Prime Minister in this regard, Dr Rao said senior citizens, women and physically handicapped were being forced to stand in long queues following demonetisation of notes.
Though 12 days had passed since demonetisation, people were still suffering due to lack of availability of new currency notes and small change. At least 60 deaths had taken place due to the chaos. The economic activity had come to a standstill in the country and no markets were functioning.
The prices of essential commodities had rocketed by 200 per cent. He said the Prime Minister had not even called a meeting of Chief Ministers to discuss these matters and measures needed to be taken to mitigate the problems of the common people.
Lack of access to one's own personal savings was a violation of human rights and hence sought the NHRC intervention. The failure of the government was a violation of human dignity as guaranteed by the Constitution.
He sought a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the deceased and direct the bankers to provide Rs 100 and Rs 50 notes on a war- footing and to direct the Centre to allow withdrawal of Rs 50,000 a month in addition to the existing drawal limit of Rs 24,000 a week to meet the household expenses. Proper arrangements should be made at the banks and ATMs' to mitigate the problems of those standing in the queue, he demanded.
