The discontentment arose because it was extremely poorly planned, and failed to address the very problems it was 'trying' to solve. It is very unlikely for a state government to implement a local currency and introduce more friction to an already painfully bureaucratic system; it is a politically disastrous move.

> Monetary policy is government policy. The ruling party is seldom uniformly popular across their entire domain.

If by monetary policy you are referring to fiscal policy, you're pretty much spot on. There's always in-fighting between states and lots of complaining about the central/federal government favoring certain states over others.