Opposition slams govt, says RBI data prove note ban was sham

They called it a political move with objective of winning UP Assembly polls

After the release of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Annual Report on Wednesday, several Opposition parties said the report was evidence of what they had said when Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced demonetisation on November 8  — that “note ban” was a sham, a political move with the objective of winning the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, a move that led to deaths of 104 people and destroyed millions of livelihoods.

The Congress demanded a public apology from the PM. “Isn’t the RBI’s revelation this evening on demonetisation pointing to a big scam?” asked the Trinamool Congress. Party chief