(PTI)
The Opposition in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to clarify whether the government has decided to scrap the newly launched+ Rs 2,000 note and introduce a Rs 1,000 coin.
However, Jaitley who was present in the House, did not respond even as the Opposition members insisted for clarification from him on the issue.
Raising a point of order during the Zero Hour, Naresh Agrawal (SP) said: “The government has taken a decision to scrap Rs 2,000 note. The RBI has been given order not to print the Rs 2,000 notes. …If any policy decision been taken during the Parliament Session, the tradition is to announce it in the House.”
So far, the RBI has printed 3.2 lakh crore pieces of Rs 2,000 notes. “And now it has stopped printing… RBI cannot bully. One note ban has been done, the second one is being planned. Let the Finance Minister say…,” he said.
