Those who accumulated Rs 2000 notes illegally are crying over RBI's decision to withdraw them: Anil Vij

Those who accumulated Rs 2000 notes illegally are crying over RBI's decision to withdraw them: Anil Vij

Chandigarh, May 21 (PTI) Haryana's Home Minister Anil Vij has said that those who accumulated Rs 2,000 currency notes illegally are the ones crying over the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to withdraw them from circulation.

In a surprise move, the RBI on Friday announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation but gave the public time till September 30 to either deposit such notes in accounts or exchange them at banks.

It said it had asked banks to stop issuing Rs 2,000 notes with immediate effect.