BJP's Vijender Gupta marshalled out from assembly for creating 'hindrance' during CM Kejriwal's address

New Delhi: The Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta was on Tuesday marshalled out from the House for creating "hindrance" during Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's address on demonetisation. Despite repeated warnings from Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, Gupta of the BJP continued to intervene while Kejriwal was speaking on the resolution to urge upon President Pranab Mukherjee to direct the union government to immediately withdraw the "draconian demonetisation" move. Goel initially asked Gupta to either be silent or leave the House, but when the latter refused to budge, house marshals were called in to escort him out. Kejriwal had called a special assembly session on the demonetisation of 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. Meanwhile, at a time when the Centre is trying to curb fake currency notes by demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes, a rumour has spread across Odisha that Rs 10 coins had been declared invalid by the Reserve Bank of India. According to the rumour, Rs 10 coins had been declared invalid by the RBI after some counterfeit coins in two designs had flooded the market; as a result, RBI had banned the coins and those in circulation were fake. Small traders and auto-rickshaw drivers are not accepting the Rs 10 coins. Many local shops and vendors have also stopped taking the coins. "When I offered a Rs 10 coin to an auto-rickshaw driver, he refused to accept it and insisted on a Rs 10 note instead. He said the coins have been banned. I was shocked after listening to him," said Ranjit Sahu, a resident of Bhubaneswar. The rumour has created considerable panic among residents with many approaching banks seeking an exchange. Some local shopkeepers, who are refusing to accept the Rs 10 coins, had rushed to the regional office of RBI here to change the lower value denominations. However, the RBI made it clear that the coin was very much in circulation in the market and the persons refusing to accept it could face legal action. "It has come to the notice of RBI that some people have spread rumours about a ban on Rs 10 coins, which is completely baseless. We will sensitise the people about this. Those who are refusing to accept the coins could face legal action," said a RBI official here.