Ahmedabad, Dec 27 (DHNS): People may be struggling to get hold of currency notes post demonetisation, but a shocking video showing notes worth Rs 40 lakh being showered on folk singers in Gujarat has come to light.

According to information available, the event was organised by the Shri Gurjar Kshatriya Kadia Samaj in Navsari district of South Gujarat. Several men and women were seen showering notes of varying denominations on folk singers Farida Mir and Mayabhai Ahir, in appreciation.

The programme that lasted for over a couple of hours apparently saw the organisers collect roughly Rs 40 lakh in cash from the stage on which the singers were seated.

This is the fourth such incident after the Modi government demonetised high value notes and imposed restrictions on withdrawal of cash. In the first week of December, newly introduced Rs 2000 denomination currency notes were showered on folk singer Kirtidan Gadhavi when he was performing at Mukteshwar Mahadev temple near Palanpur town in North Gujarat district of Banaskantha. Similar incidents have also been reported from Amreli in Saurashtra region.

Though the money collected at the show are used primarily for social causes, the recurrence of such incidents leaves one wondering how people and organisers of such events have so much cash at their disposal when the government has severely restricted cash withdrawals.