 Two years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi whimsically decided to demonetize 86% of India's currency in circulation overnight. At that time it was claimed that this decision would curb the use of black money, that it would result in terrorists not using fake currency notes. It was also claimed that the country would move towards a cashless or a less cash. On the contrary, according to one report there has been a 480% jump in suspicious financial transactions according to government's own data. This dramatic, unprecedented and disastrous decision not only resulted in the growth of the Indian economy slowing down, it hurt some of the most vulnerable sections of the country's population. These were women and children who are dependent on women, senior citizens, farmers, daily wage laborers, small traders and shopkeepers. In every respect this decision to demonetize has been utterly disastrous, absolutely terrible for the citizens of this country. Thank you.