Day 5- People stand hours at banks, ATMs
Two more elderly people die in queues that get longer On the fifth day after the government’s decision to withdraw the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, sending the country into an economic emergency as money became worthless overnight, the common man was the worst hit. Every city and town in India saw men […]
Two more elderly people die in queues that get longer
On the fifth day after the government’s decision to withdraw the old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, sending the country into an economic emergency as money became worthless overnight, the common man was the worst hit. Every city and town in India saw men and women waiting in long , serpentine queues, desperate to exchange their old hard earned cash.
The anger against the decision was palpable as day turned to afternoon and evening but service was unavailable. The women who were forced to wait and wait endlessly were in tears as there was no money to buy milk and food for their children at home. The picture appears bleak for the ordinary citizens if this is going to continue as elderly people are dying in queues and situation in hospitals is fast turning tragic due to the cash crunch.
Laudable sentiments but the prospect of 50 more days of such helplessness seems unthinkable to the ordinary citizens of this country.
-UDAAN