Guj daily carried demonetisation story as April Fools' prank
Gujarati newspaper 'Akila' had reportedly carried out a story reporting demonetisation of ₹500-1,000 notes on April Fools' Day as a prank. "The government, which came to power on the plank of removing corruption and black money, is completing two years and as a first step towards this, ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes are to be removed from circulation," the article reads.