RBI's New Demonetisation Report Aids Trinamool's Dig At PM Modi
NDTV
The data cited in Derek O'Brien's tweet was sourced from the latest annual report released by the RBI.
Pointing to data on fake currency notes in Reserve Bank of India's annual report, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his claim that demonetisation would push digital transactions and wipe out fake currency. Namaskar Mr PM @narendramodi DEMONETIZATION ?Remember ? And how @MamataOfficial swiftly took you on ?How you promised the nation Demo would WIPE OUT ALL COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY.Here's the latest RBI report pointing out the huge increase in counterfeit notes👇 pic.twitter.com/ipmQXUF8BY
Mr O'Brien shared a table graphic that showed that the number of fake Rs 500 notes doubled between this year and the last. During the same period, the number of fake Rs 2,000 notes jumped by 54 per cent.
"Namaskar Mr PM @narendramodi DEMONETIZATION ? Remember ? And how @MamataOfficial swiftly took you on? How you promised the nation Demo would WIPE OUT ALL COUNTERFEIT CURRENCY. Here's the latest RBI report pointing out the huge increase in counterfeit notes," the Rajya Sabha MP tweeted.
