India withdraws Rs 2000 notes from circulation, sparking controversy.

The Congress party criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the RBI's announcement to withdraw Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation, calling it a "second demonetisation disaster". Congress leaders slammed the move, with one MP saying it was the beginning of a second demonetisation disaster, while another said the "ghost of 8th Nov 2016 has come back to haunt the nation once again". The Rs 2,000 denomination bank note was introduced in November 2016 after the withdrawal of legal tender status of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 bank notes.