On 8 November 2016, Reserve Bank of India withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes. Now, it has revoked the Rs 2,000 notes, effective September 30. Will the decision remind Indians of the hardships of 2016? Who benefitted then, and who will gain this time? NewsClick speaks to noted business journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, about why this round of note cancellation may not bring political advantages to the ruling party.
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Link of the recording of the 70-minute deposition on 14 February 2022 by Paranjoy Guha Thakurta to the Supreme Court-appointed committee headed by Justice (retired) R V Raveendran on allegations of misuse of the Israeli Pegasus spyware on Indian citizens: https://pegasus-india-investigation.in/depositions/paranjoy-guha-thakurta-statement/