Dear Modi Ji, Under What Law Can I Not Withdraw My Money?

“Life has been paralysed for all,” says Advocate Razzak Ali Khan.

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Dear Modi Ji,

After the announcement of the demonetisation policy, the daily life of every individual – from a soldier to a poor man – has been thrown out of gear.

We all were gung ho about the new scheme but after witnessing the manner in which it was implemented, it made me question the Modi government’s ability.

Yes, we do want action against black money, terror funding, counterfeiting of currency but not at the expense of death, starvation, loss of workforce, trade, etc. The move certainly created an undeclared financial emergency like situation where 86 percent of our currency was withdrawn.

The BJP recently equated standing in bank/ATM queues to ‘nationalism’, but I feel that it is ‘anti-nationalist’ of the BJP to make the entire country wait in long lines every single day since this policy’s declaration.

They are ignoring the voice of its own citizens to cover up the implementation failure of the note ban policy.

‘Shoddy Implementation’

Our valiant soldiers guard the borders and we are thankful to them for their sacrifice, but comparing their dedication to standing in those serpentine queues is simply irrational of the Modi government’s supporters.

Individual’s have their set of responsibilities in their vocations. The police force is engaged in maintaining law and order, a farmer is hard at work to harvest his crops, a home maker would have his/her set of duties to take care of, etc. But currently, life is paralysed for all of them.

The shoddy implementation has led to the deaths of more than 50 innocent people. Is this how a government functions in a democracy? What happened to our Right to Life? On what basis and under what law can the government not allow one to withdrawal money from their saving /current account ?

A strong government in a democracy is the one which takes every decision in the interest of its people. This unplanned move by the BJP government has had a negative impact on almost every sector in our country.

Regards,

Mohd Razzak Ali Khan

(The author is an advocate from Hyderabad. This is a personal blog and the views expressed above are the author’s own.The Quint neither endorses nor is responsible for the same.)