Demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi reaches bank to withdraw Rs 4000, says "will stand with the people suffering"

NEW DELHI: As people in dire need of lower denomination currency and new banknotes to pay for their daily expenses rushed to the banks on the second consecutive day, Congress president Rahul Gandhi also queued outside the State Bank of India's Parliament street branch here, on Friday. "Panic-stricken citizens are queuing up outside banks, post offices and ATMs. They are badly hit by high denomination rupee ban decision of the government," Rahul said. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi carries old denomination 1000 rupee notes at a bank as he arrives to exchange them. / AFP PHOTO / - "I came here to to exchange Rs. 4000. I will stand with my people. There is chaos all around the country. Do you find black marketers in the queues? Or rich people?. Modi ji doesn't care about commoners", he added. Earlier, Rahul had questioned government's move to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes saying it was against the interests of ordinary people. "Once again Mr Modi shows how little he cares about ordinary people of this country. Farmers, small shopkeepers, housewives-have all been thrown into utter chaos," he had said.