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Modi’s so-called bold decision was a foolish decision: Rahul
Posted On Dec 09 2016
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“The government is running away from debate”. Yesterday, while targeting Modi Rahul described demonetisation as a foolish decision.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, took to Twitter to salute the people “for wholeheartedly participating in this ongoing Yagna against corruption, terrorism & black money”. PM is giving speeches across the country, but he fears coming to the Lok Sabha. “Why is he afraid?”, he asked. Earlier, Rahul Gandhi had stood in a queue outside an ATM in Delhi in a bid to show solidarity with the common man, and lashed out at the government for not addressing problems of people.
Before Parliament meets for another acrimonious day, Opposition leaders marched towards Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in the Parliament premises to protest against the note ban.
He said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come to the House so that it can be discussed “what demonetisation is, who has benefited from this decision is and what it means for whom”. It started by saying that the drive was against black money, then shifted to terrorism, moved to counterfeit currency and was now sitting at the cashless economy, he added. In the Lok Sabha, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjuna Kharge informed that the Opposition is ready for debate under a rule that does not entail voting. “If they come with a concrete proposal, we will consider it”, an MP said. “The way he is jumping from one topic to the other makes even a fool understand how well prepared he was to implement the demonetisation scheme in India where 85 % of population relies on daily wages!”
The ruling party hit back at the Congress vice president after he alleged that he was not allowed by the government to speak on demonetisation in Parliament. BJP leaders had accused him of making fun of the common man’s misery after the Narendra Modi government made a decision to demonetise banknotes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 from November 9. Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu observed, “May this quake happen when we are not present in parliament”.
