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Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly defended demonetisation on the final day of the washed out winter session of Parliament and said if it had been done by Indira Gandhi in 1971 the nation would not have been where it is today.

Congress on Thursday released its first list of 61 candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Punjab, fielding state unit chief Amarinder Singh, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, CLP leader Charanjit Singh Channi and Sunil Jakhar.

PM Modi is attending the Parliament, however he is not being allowed to speak by the opposition, Hema Malini told reporters in Mathura.

Akhilesh stated that he was "eagerly" waiting for the state Assembly polls as "people of Uttar Pradesh will once again (stand in) queues, and vote against the BJP for giving them the pain (through demonetisation)".

Congress on Tuesday broadened its attack on demonetisation with former finance minister P Chidambaram accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "shifting goalposts" by talking on cashless economy after initially pitching it as an anti-black money move.

The BJP state unit said that the process for providing assistance to families of the displaced persons of 1947, 1965 and 1971 under 'Prime Minister's Development Plan' for PoK refugees has officially been kicked off.

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Monday said that the demonetisation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8 was an "unmitigated disaster".

Addressing a 'Parivartan Rally' (transformation rally) in Bahraiche through mobile phone, Modi said: "Today there is gundaraj in the state. Everyone is fed up of this lawlessness. Even the police is unable to stop the 'gundas' (goons)."

Vasundhara Raje inducted six new ministers, including a Dalit woman MLA, elevated two state ministers to Cabinet rank besides appointing five parliamentary secretaries.

BJP hopes that joining of the sufi singer, who comes from Dalit community, will shore up support for the SAD-BJP combine in Punjab where it is locked in a tough fight with Congress and Aam Aadmi Party.

The impasse in Parliament over demonetisation would have ended this week paving the way for debate and discussion in both Houses, but for a last minute glitch.

The Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if he speaks on demonetisation in the Parliament, then an 'earthquake' may occur inside the House.

"Even today, there was clear violation as the waiver of service tax on credit and debit card transactions was made outside Parliament. ... No tax proposal can be made anywhere else but in Parliament," Yechury said, adding that the Consolidated Fund of Ind...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that 90 people have lost their lives due to hardships following demonetisation.

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