Centre should first explain why Rs 2,000 note was introduced: Digvijaya Singh

New Delhi, 24/5: Days after the Reserve Bank’s announcement of withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh has targeted the Centre saying the government should first explain why the Rs 2,000 note was introducedThe Reserve Bank of India (RBI) last Friday made a surprise announcement of withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes, but gave the public time till September 30 to either deposit the notes in accounts or exchange them at banks.

 

The RBI said it had asked banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 notes with immediate effect