<P> In the demonetisation debate on the second and third day of the Winter Session of Parliament, on 17 and 18 November 2016, the opposition and the government clashed over the demonetisation issue, bringing the house to continuous halts . </P> <P> On 24 November 2016, in the demonetisation debate, the former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh said "this scheme will hurt small industries, the farming sector . The GDP can decline by about 3 per cent due to this move", while he also questioned "I would like to ask the Prime Minister examples of countries where people have deposited their money in the banks and not allowed to withdraw their own money ." and later also said "It is no good that on each day banks bring out new notifications . It doesn't reflect properly on Prime Minister's Office, Finance Minister and the Reserve Bank of India . Cooperative banking system has been prevented from handling cash". Singh at last termed the demonetisation move as an "organised loot, legalised plunder of the common people". </P> <P> As the demonetisation was opposed in both houses of the parliament, it triggered organised nationwide strikes across India . Opposition parties like Indian National Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party, Trinamool Congress, DMK, JD (U), AIADMK, Nationalist Congress Party, Left, Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Samajwadi Party decided to observe' Akrosh Diwas' as, a protest campaign day on November 28 and launch protests in front of banks, demanding that money be returned to people . In the state of Bihar, 15 trains were blocked and stranded, while the states of West Bengal, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh saw protest marches and rallies led by opposition parties . In the state of Kerala, shops and business establishments were shut, with school and colleges closed throughout the state, while movements of private vehicles were also disrupted in Northern Kerala . </P> <P> The Congress party has decided to launch a nationwide movement to expose the "biggest scam" of independent India, said spokesperson leader Randeep Surjewala on 31 December 2016 . The first phase would take place from January 1--10, second phase from January 11--20 and third phase from January 20--30 . </P>

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