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Mangaluru: Sadananda Gowda’s brother dies, Hospital refuses to take old notes

  •   Tue, Nov 22 2016 05:03:31 PM

Daya Kukkaje

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Nov 22: The demonetisation measure by the central government has not spared BJP cabinet ministers. Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda himself went to through the sad incident in city.


Bhaskar Gowda

Sadananda Gowda's brother passed away on Tuesday, November 22 at KMC hospital here. The hospital management refused to accept old currency notes from the minister when he wanted to settle the bills. The union minister was anguished with the behaviour of hospital staff.

Bhaskar Gowda, brother of former chief minister and present union minister D V Sadananda Gowda, was admitted to KMC hospital ten days ago due to jaundice. He breathed his last today without responding to treatment.

Minister DV Sadananda Gowda went to the hospital to receive the dead body of his brother but the hospital staff refused to take old currency notes for making payment for hospital bills.

Bringing to the notice of hospital staff, the guidelines by the union government to receive old currency notes in the hospitals was of no use. The hospital also refused to accept cheque. The minister anguished with it, asked the hospital staff to give in writing that they are not accepting old currency notes. The staff ultimately accepted the cheque for the payment. The minister has said that he will order for suitable action against the hospital. The incident has also angered BJP leaders.

Most of the hospitals in Mangaluru have stopped accepting old currency notes. Several protests have been held in this connection.
  

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  • Avith monis, belthangady

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    Private Hospitals are NOT allowed to accept the old demonetised notes,So Mr. Sadananda Gowda Should aware of that.. Modi sir proved that central minister also equal to comman man..he must follow indian new ruls. No Excuse.

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  • Michael Noronha, Mysore

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    Sad that the Union law Minister lost his brother. If the Surgical strike and Kadak Chai administered through demonetisation by the PM could affect a Union Minister imagine the fate of Aam Admi.

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  • Anil Shetty, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    Going through the comments I realised that many people are not sure of the facts, first let me express my condolences to DVS Gowda s family. Now the facts- The Government order clearly allows ONLY Government Hospitals to accept the old 500 and 1000 Re notes, Private Hospitals are NOT allowed to accept the old demonetised notes, there is no ambiguity about it and the Government order is Crystal Clear, so the authorities in KMC did the right thing, the notes ceased to be legal tender on the midnight of 8/12/2016 and accepting the notes after that would have been illegal, The total bill as reported in today's Deccan Herald was 13 lakhs and an advance of 2.5 lakhs was already paid, so the balance was 10.5 lakhs. It is surprising that a former union minister for law is himself not aware of the LAW and furthermore was wanting to pay 10.5 lakhs in Cash, and in old demonetised notes, that leads to many questions such as why he wants to settle a large sum in old notes and why?

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  • Eulalia Dsouza, Bijai/ Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    RIP Mr. Gowda. I am surprised this has become news just because he is Minister's brother. Now let our leaders know how difficult it is for common person to pay hospital bills with new notes or any other mode.

    Demonetization says " Only Govt Hospitals can accept old currency " so what KMC has done in this case is correct. Management has adhered to Govt instructions. If at all they accepted old currency, they would have booked for illegal transaction & would have faced action. So Hospital has gone by the guide lines.

    A lesson to be learnt from this incident is that " what does a common man, economically weak citizen do to pay hospital bill " if a minister finds it so difficult.! Let these leaders realise reality of hardships faced by us all with law they themselves BJP has brought to practice.

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  • William DSouza, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    Almost all the hospitals in Mangalore, with few exceptions are looting the patients with heavy bills. Now they have black money. In these 60 days, they take white money, not the old notes and their accumulated black money they will turn into white... simple...(saying these are the old notes of patients during 60 days). NOW A DAYS HOSPITALS, EDUCATION CENTRES ARE PURELY BUSINESS CENTRES... (Purely because, even if there is no need of blood or ... test, they simply write....)...

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  • Joe, mangalore

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    RIP

    This is how ordinary people face the current situation, who knows how many people have gone or going through this situation..

    If we the question about the same in hospital etc what will be the response?

    I think Hospitals must take the old currency .

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  • Shekar Moily Padebettu, Udupi/India

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Although order says that old notes of Rs.500/=and Rs.1000/=should be accepted until further notice in certain key places like hospitals, petrol pump, utility bills etc, still some are reluctant to accept the same as per the management decision. Staff cannot be blamed for this. They have to obey their boss’s order. Here no question of complaining or taking stringent action or asking for written letter from the concerned places. Rules should be everywhere same. Whether he/she is a central minister, state chief minister or any other general public/common man, Union ministers, chief ministers, MLAs, MPs.
    They too must understand, realize how much common people,labourers,poor people have been suffering, undergoing all these ordeals ever since demonetization order has been announced by our honorable prime minister Narendra Modi on 08.11.2016 at 8.00 PM.Still it is not streamlined. No doubt, the historic move undertaken by the central government is very good but implications, result is very bad for the common people.
    Here in this incident, one can suspect that knowingly he might have given the old notes in order to convert into white money. Who knows? Why to get annoyed? Didn’t he know? Why to grumble? Graciously he should have settled the bills by paying new notes rather than creating a scene? No man is above the law of the land.

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  • true secular, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    this not the time to make political score. It is tragic moment ,May almighty give him courage to bear the loss.RIP

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  • Kusuma G Kumari GSV, Kodyadka

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    If this is the fate of a minister imagine what a ordinary person would eb facing in hospitals. Not allowed withdraw more than 4 thousand per day.What to do Cheque also not accepted in Hospital. So real problem. I feel the demonitisation move suggested by Sri Anil Bokle will not solve our problem of black money. Really feeling sad for some one who gets sick during these hard times

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  • m, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    if what the report is saying is true..then its idiotic to fight with the hospital staff..you can only argue if they dont accept cheque payment...but absolutely cannot complain about old notes..

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    All BJP chelas with black money knew about this long before but why no one informed DVS?. Looks like they wanted to give him the same dose of same medicine which all the poor people are getting.

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  • Vincy , Bangkok

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    RIP the Gowda Brother.
    So DVS is going to take action for the entire hospitals in the country for not accepting old notes?
    It is a private hospital and they will be in trouble if the old notes are not accepted in the Bank from tomorrow morning.
    This government does anouncements only at night.

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  • Francis Dsouza, Mangalore/Saudi Arabia

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    May his soul RIP. Hospital staff what they have done is right. Mr. DVS may be Union Minister but is a citizen of India, there should not be separate rule for Union Ministers/VVIPs,VIPs. Govt announced the old notes will be accepted in Govt hospitals only and not in private hospitals. How many people have died due to demonetization. Did Govt bother for that, how many people are taking leave or absent from work to get change the note for their daily bread. They stand in que for long hours for Rs 2,000/- only and some times they go back empty as there is no money.

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  • felcy, mulki

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Well said Mr.Francis.as per my knowldge i heard one of the hospital received 3 cheque of 70,000 which was blank, no money.So how can a hospital receive cheque.Mr.Modi disoriented PM is responsible for so many peoples suffering....Sick,farmers,death houses and marriage homes are cursing this disoriented PM who made so many Indians to suffer....Acchha din aya....Let him answer peoples tears......Already people are suffering in many ways and he added one more man made suffering...

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  • Prakash, Toronto

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Why he can't use alternative payments.Poor people have no choice, many don't have any accounts, debit or credit card.but what is problem of these people. Creating ruckass for no reason.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    The former law minister lacks knowledge of money not in circulation or illegal money not to be used.The hospital knows the law of the land well.

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  • Harold D'cunha, Mangalore, India

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    If the Central Minister is facing such trauma in the hospital, what about common man.

    BJP chelas, this is the ground reality. Readers do not blindly believe the press report. All biased. In reality, the common man is suffering due to demonitisaton.
    If the Central Minister and Ex CM of Karnataka has faced problem, then one can imagine how the common man, labourers are suffering.

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  • Mohammed, BC Road

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    I saw in ndtv- finance minister jaitley clarifying that private hospitals can't accept demonetised currency. But gowda is not aware. He CD HV contacted his partymen in mluru.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Tue, Nov 22 2016


    DVS must also bear responsibility for the death of hundreds , especially poor senior citizens on account of demonising the financial system.

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  • Peter , Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Can't believe union minister without any debit / credit card or wanna make use of left black money.

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  • Benedict Pereira, mangalore/shirthady

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    if it can happen with a minister, then think of a common man,

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  • Peter , Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Paytm Karo!!
    Modi is ambassador for Cashless economy.

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  • sri, Karkala

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    RIP. Sad news.
    Behaviour of hospital is not pardonable.

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  • pramod suvarna, derebail mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    u mean law minister of modi government is not aware of the law of the land

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Remember the 40 people reported dead before due to demon eatisation? What about them? Will action be taken against the people responsible for their deaths also Mr. Sadananda Gowda?

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    PM Modi's commandment to the hospitals to receive old currency had no effect at all.

    Glad that the Union Minister of Law of the glorious RSS/BJP Government, and the former CM of Karnataka got their own medicine being consumed in overdose by the innocent poor and ordinary people all across India.

    PM Modi has to make a legal declaration that the hospital employees be jailed for 10 years for not accepting the old currency from the Cabinet Minister. Order the army to make a surgical strike at the hospital.

    PM Modi failed to mention that the funeral homes must accept the old notes without even counting.

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  • Sandy, Udupi

    Wed, Nov 23 2016

    Neither the PM nor the central govt has passed any order stating private hospitals can accept demonetized currency. The order very clearly states only Government hospitals can accept demonetized currency. That private hospitals can accept demonetized currency is purely a media creation.

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  • mohan, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Hospitals also cannot accept due to tax issue. P.M must clear the tax issue of hospitals..

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Telling the hospitals to accept the old currency is with the hidden intention of PM Modi to send the surgical strike soldiers of the IT Department to beat them straight after a few months. Even he doesn't have the idea of his secret mission of terrorizing the people of India.

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  • Mohammed, Kundapur/Qatar

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Even HOSPITALs Not Believe MODI...
    Even From MINISTERS Hospitals can't accept Old Notes, then What About Common People ???

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.N.

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Simply watch the vicious cycle running of the currency whitening enterprise of an autocrat.

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  • sheikh, udupi

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    he could have settled his payment through credit or debit card, just he wanted to be on a safer side , jaaago public jaaago.

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  • Jayanth, Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    According to Kejriwal..BJP and their friends had prior information and had already exchange notes.

    If DV wanted he could have used his influence or power. But he was humble.

    The problem is hospitals and doctors refusing to move away from cash economy... they are the biggest horders

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  • Vincent, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    First of all RIP Mr Bhaskar Gowda. Secondly as far i my knowledge goes the Guidelines stated that 'Goverment Hospitals' were allowed to accept Old Notes. So KMC Followed guidelines so why blame the Hospital. Because of the Goverments failure to issue Clear Guidelines this incident has happened.

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  • kala bairava, Kavoor/Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Vincent is 100% right. there is no advise for private hospitals to take demonetized...illegal TENDER.
    Hospital is right.
    KMC always treated every one professionally. they should'v accepted cheque in the first instance. but severel political leaders/celebrities cheques have become rubber balls earlier.

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  • harsha, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    i am myself working in a private hospital in mangalore .sadananda gowda must educate himself that no private hospitals are allowed to accept old currency.clear intructions that only government hospitals and pharmacies are allowed to do so. its surprising that he was not aware of the government guidelines. if hospitals could they would have been most happy to accept old notes but they dont want any hassles later from the income tax department.

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  • ganapathi, Puttur

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    It is not the Govt's policy problem it is of the hospitals lack of knowledge.there is clear instructions to hospitals to accept old notes.Perhaps some black money holders have tried to exchange notes
    in hospital

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    You are correct. The black money will be transformed to good money by the people acting like sick and entering the hospitals. PM Modi knows that trick, and so ordered the hospitals to convert the black money into white money without waiting at the long queue but through laying down at the hospital bed and watching T.V.

    Why this disparity?

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  • hemanth, bangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Condolence to Sadananda  Gowda family. But Why can't he use any other mean of payment? 

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  • Peter, KSA

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Condolence to Gowda family. Despite of grief, socha thoda tho safed hone dho.

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  • rithesh, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    I feel now he will be in a better position to explain PM Modi about the problems faced by common man due to demonetization

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  • Amith, udupi

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    karma doesnt take long ....

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  • Sgm, Kankanady

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    What was law minister doing with demonitised currency?

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  • akil, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    black money sir black manoey

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  • Arun, Bangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Think about the rural people's suffering.When Govt comes up with a policy that's shouldn't be implemented on a trial and error basis. This policy has ruined livelihood of many people. If you don't consult economists and listen to inexperienced people such messes will arise. It's really a bad decision taken by Modi Govt. Cash is the least preferred way of having black money. Now who will be responsible for 60 lives who are dead? Bad very bad. People will reply in votes.

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  • nisha, kuwait

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    May his soul rest in peace...

    But when it happens for poor there wont be any value for their life... who knows how many lost life because of this money issue where they could not afford to get treatments.... its wrong decision by Govt for instructing not to accept old notes in Hospitals... hospitals would be kept on exception...

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  • william, mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    If this is the case of Ministers Brother imagine the plight of poor people. RIP

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  • aboobacker, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Nov 18 Athena hospital also rejected to accept my payment through debit card .when i had talk with them they were asking me where is the law to keep swiping machine in hospital !! really horrible

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  • Anil Matadakani, Mangaluru, Dubai

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    R.I.P. So sad incident... this happened to our Honorable Minister!!! think about the normal poor citizens :(

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  • FLAVIAN DSOUZA, CHIK/BENGALURU

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Imagine an MP and minsiter is facin so many hardships what is the plight of a common man and anyone in rural areas !!!

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  • marol, udupi

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    It is because of lack of systematic functioning of our government and other organizations. Pakka chaltha hai attitude of half the officers & population is responsible for this pathetic situation. Grow up citizens grow up. Learn from the mistake and correct oneself and all. Thank you and God bless each and every one of us.

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    RIP...Anyway,Law is equal to all under Modi Govt..I am confused why didn't Mr S.Gowda pay cheque first instead of old notes ? Finally,after discussion,he paid bill through cheque..

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  • kas, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Law is equal to all What a funny statement.... can u take an oath before god/temple, that no partiality is shown to ANY ONE PERSON, ANY party while implementing the demonetisation scheme

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  • Krishna Kant, Mangalore/Moodbidri

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Ma'am, because he has unaccounted old notes just want to get rid of them and this is the only way to be safe.

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Your question, why he didn't give a check at first is an honest question. He has plenty of cash money, so wanted to get rid of that. Even the Minister of Law has cash with him likewise in a country like India where 98% of the monetary transactions are being conducted in cash, especially in 500 and 1000 notes, the abrupt and irrational action undertaken by the disoriented minded PM will affect the whole nation in the days to come.

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  • Reginold Pinto , Thottam/Kuwait

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Now TOP Government Officials are facing problem. In media giving big big speeches, about the current situation on the currency change. What is the situation of the common man who don't have the cheque book, credit card nor the bank account. As we know millions of people dealing in the hard currency notes.

    Did not plan well at all/at all. Now the blaming game each other. We are going backword now. How much loss for the Government treasury.

    Election is well in the corner in some states, so this is the reason.

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  • Langoolacharya, Belman/Wash DC

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    DVS,

    When this happens to one,,, then one realizes the pain caused to common people...

    Only good people realize pain of others without going through it themselves...

    Please convey this to your PM as well...Demonetization is good...only Implementation of it is not good...

    ...JH...

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  • John R Lobo, Kaikamba

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Why BJP leaders in Mangalore getting angry.....?????

    Cant they settle the dues by Credit Card or Debit Card as they advocated in Media.....???

    Cash less transactions applicable only to Aam Aadmi.....??????

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Or why can't they admit him in Wenlock Hospital?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Modi should apologize ...

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    classic example to justify how the panic is created unnecessarily. It's the instruction from Govt that only govt hospitals will be accepting the old currency, where as KMC Mangalore is a private hospital.

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  • KADALA MAGE, MANGALORE

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    From the day one demonetization came to effect not a single hospital was accepting bills in the denomination form of notes Rs.1000/- and Rs. 500/-

    Any government officials are dared to take action against these hospitals ? Let me see your guts!!!


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  • John R Lobo, Kaikamba

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Condolence to Gowda family..

    I have watched the TV debate few days back. When Times Now host explained the poor peoples hardship in Rajasthan and North Karnataka, BJP supporter accusing media that it will spreading negative message. Now BJP minister himself came to know reality of demonization of demonetization.

    At least now PM will realize fact from his Minsters...?????

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  • Gangaram, Moodbidri

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Rest in peace his soul..

    However this mess created by your own govt Mr. Gowda.. so they follow the guidelines issue by govt.

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  • hans, udupi

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    Why blame the hospital for following the policy laid down by the BJP leaders themselves. Why can't Mr. Gowda pay using DD, credit card, debit card as advocated by the PM himself?

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  • Praveen, Mangalore

    Tue, Nov 22 2016

    this is happening since November 9th. nobody cares poor people..we really struggle for cash but nobody listen us..we support the move but without any preparation spoiled poor people life..

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