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Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram would have resigned from office, had demonetisation been implemented during his tenure, he said on Sunday.
Speaking at a panel discussion on "Debating Modi Sarkar: The Role of the Opposition" at the Times LitFest 2016, Chidambaram also claimed to be sure that the "aftermath of the huge step" was not described to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chidambaram raised the "sufferings" of the people, who have been hit hard by the unprecedented cash crunch.
"People are suffering. Some decisions maybe politically and economically correct, but if they are not good ethically, government should apologise to its people," he added.
According to him, Prime Minister Modi's idea of maintaining secrecy was important but experts should have been consulted before introducing the move.
Commenting on the collective call by the opposition parties for a nationwide Bharat Bandh on 28 November, Chidambaram said, "It is already a Bharat Bandh. We have been observing the Bandh for past 20 days."
"How can there be more disruption than what has been happening in this nation for more than a week? I don't support bandhs," he said during the discussion hosted by journalist Rajdeep Sardesai.
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