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Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, blasted the BJP-led central government on Friday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 denomination banknotes from circulation. She called the announcement a "billion dollar dhoka" and urged the public to hold those responsible for it accountable. The RBI stated on Friday that it would stop printing banknotes with a face value of Rs 2,000 but keep them in circulation as legal money. The West Bengal CM stated in a tweet, “So it wasn’t Rs 2000 dhamaka but a billion dollar dhoka to a billion Indians. Wake up my dear brothers and sisters. The suffering we have endured due to demonetisation can’t be forgotten and those who inflicted that suffering shouldn’t be forgiven.” The RBI has instructed banks