Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “waging a war” against the poor of the country through his demonetisation announcement. Rahul, who has been continuously attacking Modi on the issue, said the Centre’s scheme for a cashless economy has actually rendered the poor “cashless” by robbing them of their hard-earned money while it has enabled the conversion of black money into white. Rahul said the entire exercise of demonetisation will “injure” the country.
The Congress vice-president also alleged that the BJP Government has “blocked” the money of the poor through currency ban to favour a “handful of industrialists” and to liquidate banks that have extended loans worth “Rs8 lakh crore” to them.
The party also launched a two-day Jansadhan Sabha, a drive to educate common man on the “ill-effects” of demonetisation in national Capital.