A small group of 10 to 12 travellers from France, Germany, Sweden and Australia were seen dancing and playing instruments in front of a crowd in Pushkar, Rajasthan, after their banknotes became worthless and ATMs ran out of cash.
These tourists from France and Germany, are trying to fund plane trips to Delhi, where they can get help from their countries’ embassies, displaying placards reading, “You can help us” and “Money problem”.
Jayden, from Australia, told the Hindustan Times they were struggling to even afford food and water.
“We came here on November 8 to see the famous Pushkar fair,” he said.
“The same night, the government of India announced demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee [$10 and $20] banknotes. Whatever change we had in Rs100 and lower denominations are exhausted.”
"As a last resort, we took recourse to performing on the streets to get some help from locals so that we can at least reach Delhi to seek help from our embassies," said Jayden.
