This will certainly go down as the _most_ irresponsible act in the history of independent India. There are n+1 ways in which such a policy could have been impl

This will certainly go down as the _most_ irresponsible act in the history of independent India. There are n+1 ways in which such a policy could have been implemented without causing such massive amounts of hardship to tens of millions of citizens; especially the masses at the lower rungs of the economy, but that is the flip side of democracy. And, to add insult to injury, the prime minister of India, shortly after announcing this madness, flew away to Japan and has been enjoying bullet train rides with his Japanese counterpart. God bless him and God bless India.