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Patel News Brief RBI to declare 'verified' figure on deposits New Delhi, amount of old currency lion pieces of Rs 500 notes demonetising the two high Sasikala seeks The Reserve Bank of In- notes that have come back. and 6,858 million pieces of denomination notes. dia on Saturday said it needs RBI had earlier said that Rs 1,000 notes in circulation The total amount of appointment with to be careful on divulging notes worth Rs 12.44 lakh on November 8, 2016, the high denomination cur- the post-demonetisation crore have been deposited day Prime Minister rency circulating in the sys- TN Gover deposit amount as the fig- till December 10, 2016. Narendra Modi made the tem on that day was, thus, Rs Chennai, ure needs to be verified first There were 17,165 mil- announcement of 15.44 lakh crore (Rs 8.58 AIADMK General Sec- and should not be just an lakh crore in Rs 500 notes retary V.K. Sasikala on Sat- estimate. and Rs 6.86 lakh crore in Rs urday sought an appoint- "The number that we 1,000). ment with Tamil Nadu should now divulge should SIMI terrorist Jaitley said the meeting Governor C. Vidyasagar be a verified number and with the RBI was to discuss Rao along with all legisla- congruent with the com- the various Budget sugges- tors supporting her. plex accounting," Governor tions and the current eco- In a letter to Rao, cop- Urjit Patel said here post the arrested in MP nomic situation. ies of which were issued RBI Board meet with Fi- Indore, When asked about RBI to the media, Sasikala nance Minister Arun Jaitley. not going for a rate cut in its The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Mumbai has ar- latest monetary policy re- said acting Chief Minister "There are tens of thou- rested a suspected SIMI aligned terrorist in Khajrana here, O. Panneerselvam has re- sands of bank branches and view on February 8, he said: officials said. Superintendent of Police Harinarayan Chari "All Finance Ministers have signed from his post and 4,000 currency chests. We Misra confirmed to IANS on Saturday that the ATS has ar- the same was accepted need to be careful and try the perpetual desire, but at U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania (L) wave with Japanese rested a suspected Students Islamic Movement of India the end we all respect the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd R) and his wife Akie Abe while boarding Air by the Governor a week that this is a number which terrorist named Parvez. According to sources, a team of at ago. is not a mere estimate but a decision that the RBI takes." Force One as they depart for Palm Beach, Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Mary- least 10 ATS officers late on Friday night raided a house and --IANS land, U.S., February. "...taking the urgency verified number both physi- arrested him. Parvez has been accused of sharing intelli- of the situation at hand, I cally and in the accounting gence related information on social media. Sources said would like to seek an ap- sense," Patel added when that Parvez's brother is also involved in SIMI related activi- pointment with Your Ex- asked about the estimated ties and is presently in jail. --IANS cellency by today with all Will be patient, then do what needs to be done: Sasikala MLAs (Members of Legis- Chennai, cannot be shaken by any- "...taking the urgency of Minister to pave the way for lative Assembly) who ex- As support for rival O. body. the situation at hand, I Sasikala to occupy that tended their support to Panneerselvam continued Sasikala said the party would like to seek an ap- chair. me regarding further to grow, AIADMK General has a cadre strength of 1.5 pointment with Your Excel- Subsequently a state course of action to form 'Brexit transitional deal Secretary V.K. Sasikala on crore and those who try to lency by today with all MLAs minister, five legislators, one the Government," Saturday sought an ap- divide the party would lose. (Members of Legislative As- sitting MP, party old-timers, Sasikala told Rao. pointment with Governor C. She also said that there sembly) who extended their former legislators and oth- "I believe Your Excel- will lock UK into EU court' Vidyasagar Rao. She said her is nothing for her to fear. support to me regarding ers have started expressing lency will act immediately camp would be patient for Her remarks came after further course of action to their support to to save the Sovereignty of London, the EU in 2019, the Guard- ropean side will be yes". some time and then "do she sought an appointment form the Government," Panneerselvam. the Constitution, democ- Britain will remain un- ian reported. The Downing Street what needs to be done". with Governor Rao along Sasikala told Rao. The ruling AIADMK now racy and the interest of der the jurisdiction of the Verhofstadt, who is rep- made clear last month that Speaking to Jaya TV, with all legislators support- "I believe Your Excel- has two clear divisions -- the State," the letter European Court of Justice resenting the parliament in it believed the UK would Sasikala said she believes in ing her. lency will act immediately to one led by Sasikala and the notes. for years to come if it seeks the article 50 -- formal pro- leave the jurisdiction of the democracy and justice and In a letter to Rao, copies save the Sovereignty of the other under a transition deal to secure its cess of exiting the EU -- ne- court as soon as the Britain maintaining patience. of which were issued to the Constitution, democracy Panneerselvam. withdrawal from the Euro- gotiations, said he expected exited the EU. "Only to some extent we media, Sasikala said acting and the interest of the Sasikala has already sub- 25.71 per cent pean Union (EU), a top offi- a transition agreement to be With just weeks to go can be patient. After that we Chief Minister O. State," the letter notes. mitted documents electing voting in cial said. put together following the before May is expected to all together would do what Panneerselvam has re- Panneerselvam revolted her as the leader of legisla- Chief negotiator for the settling of Britain's debts formally announce Britain's needs to be done," she said. signed from his post and the against Sasikala on Tuesday ture party and staked her Ghaziabad till 11 European parliament Guy and before withdrawal in intention to leave the EU by She said the AIADMK same was accepted by the night alleging that he was claim to form the govern- Verhofstadt said on Friday 2019. triggering article 50, party is like an iron fort and Governor a week ago. forced to resign as Chief ment. a.m. that European negotiators But asked whether the Verhofstadt also dashed the Ghaziabad, were primed to push back UK would remain under the UK government's hopes Ghaziabad district against British Prime Minis- European court of justice that it will be able to con- witnessed 25.71 per cent ter Theresa May's promises after 2019, Verhofstadt, who duct negotiations in tan- Bank employee commits suicide UP minister booed at voter turnout in five as- to remove the UK from the is also a former Belgian dem about withdrawal and sembly constituencies till writ of European judges as Prime Minister said: "The a future trade agreement starting point from the Eu- with the EU. over note exchange allegations Meerut polling booth 11 a.m. on Saturday as the soon as the country leaves Lucknow, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) first phase of voting got Kolkata, media website at around 9 p.m. in which he ac- Uttar Pradesh Labour supporters outside took underway in Uttar A bank employee, and Employment Minister umbrage to his spending a Pradesh on Saturday. who says he was wrongly cused two of his fellow employees of forcing him Shahid Manzoor faced a long time inside. At least 27.14 per cent accused in a case of ex- hostile crowd in Meerut's Soon, all hell broke loose votes were caste in Loni changing old currency to illegally exchange old currency notes at the Kithaur constituency on Sat- and the Samajwadi Party assembly constituency notes, has committed sui- urday when he visited a (SP) leader was gheraoed by while Muradnagar wit- cide in West Bengal's bank."They forced me to exchange the old notes polling both. an angry mob of BSP sup- nessed a 30 per cent turn- Howrah district, Govern- The 61-year-old politi- porters after which police out. ment Railway Police (GRP) and later lodged a police case against me. I am go- cian, who is the incumbent had to resort to cane charge In Sahibabad assem- officials said on Saturday.