The Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) will be organising a massive dharna today at Reserve Bank of India’s Hyderabad branch office. Their demands include withdrawal of restrictions imposed on cash from banks and payment of interest of 18 per cent on the bank balances till the restrictions are withdrawn.

They are also demanding that there should be no services charges on cashless (digital) transactions and supply of food ingredients at 50 per cent cost under Indian Food Security Act for one year and also increase the working days by 100 per cent for one year under MGNREGA.

He said minimum wages should be paid to everyone who could not find work (lost wages) from Nov 9, 2016 to March 31, 2017. He also sought relief on Sales Tax and Income Tax to small businesses by 50 per cent. He said that the Centre should compensate Telangana State for the losses caused due to demonetisation. He warned that his party would not rest unless these demands are met by the government.

Meanwhile, questioning Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s blind support to the demonetisation move, he deplored that farmers of Telangana were among the worst hit due to the demonetisation move. Despite a good monsoon, farmers could not take up sowing even in 50 per cent of cropping areas due to note ban. He alleged that the Chief Minister tried to hide his failures by indulging in fruitless talk on ‘cashless’ economy while maintaining silence on victims of note ban.