BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar-owned Kannada News Channel claims Rs 2000 Notes Will Be Banned If Narendra Modi Wins 2019 Elections

A report aired on Kannada news channel Suvarna News 24×7 has claimed that following a potential re-election in 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be banning Rs 2000 note.

A political observer, who goes by name Churumuri on Twitter, shared the news channel’s report.

He tweeted:

Tomorrow’s “news” today: Kannada news channel @suvarnanewstv owned by BJP Rajya Sabha member @rajeev_mp claims @narendramodi will “ban” the new Rs 2,000 currency note if he comes to power again in 2019. Guaranteed. #Notebandi #Demonetisation pic.twitter.com/dKt2UyL2WR

— churumuri (@churumuri) November 29, 2018

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Suvarna News 24×7 is a channel owned by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament, Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

In 2016, Rs. 2000 denomination notes were introduced following PM Modi’s demonetisation drive to ban high denomination currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000.

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