“Kisi ka kala dhan khul raha hai to kisi ka kala mann” (black money of some persons is being disclosed while of some black intent), said that prime minister Narendra Modi while strongly defending his decision on demonetization at Swatantrata Bhawan in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here on Thursday. He was in BHU to lay the foundation stones of two projects including Rs 500 crores Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Research Centre and Rs 200 crores Shatabdi Super Specialty Hospital Complex. He also laid foundation stones of two more projects at another function held at DlW including Rs. 150 crores ESIC Super Specialty Hospital and BRS Health Research Institute apart from inaugurating first phase of Trade Facilitation Centre whose foundation stone was laid by him on his first visit to the city after becoming the PM on November 7, 2014. In all, he launched the projects of Rs 2100 crores in his parliamentary constituency. He also inaugurated the completion of work under IRDS in Kabir Nagar Colony.
Indirectly naming demonetization, he said “desh me bahut bada safai abhiyan chal raha hai” ( a big cleanliness drive of black money is going on in the country) and whenever one launch cleanliness drive to remove the heaps of garbage, it emits foul smells but without hesitation, his government is determined to remove the heaps of black money garbage with the blessings of 125 crores people of the country. “I’m being attacked that before taken such big decision he could not study the consequences of the same,” he said , adding that we had studied a lot but accepted that we could not realize that to protect the black money holders, political parties would join hands.
Making indirect attacks on rivals by citing the example of pick-pockets, he said that when one is involved in pick pocketing, one’s other accomplice watch the same from some extent and as soon as the first succeeds in his pick-pocketing, the other start raising alarm in big to mislead the people. He also cited the example of intrusion at loC how by opening fire terrorists try to mislead the army personnel to enter Indian territories and through these examples, he indirectly attacked on opposition for misleading the people in their bid to protect those involved in black money.
Hitting out former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, the PM said that the former was not only the finance minister and PM but was always present in core committees on finance since 1970s and when Dr Singh alleged how the country could adopt cashless technology when 50 percent people in the country are poor. “I could not understand whether Dr Singh was presenting report card of his own government or making attack on me” he said in a satiric manner amidst the cheers of the gathering. According to him, he was facing the problems of the legacy of the previous governments.
Going further and targeting his guns on finance minister of UPA government P Chidhambaram, who often writes articles, said how the government could implement cashless when there is no electricity in 50 percent villages, he questioned “was he involved in uprooting the poles or cutting wiring IJ” He could not stop here, but indirectly attacked on Yuva Neta (Rahul Gandhi) for his statement that how cashless is possible if 50 percent people in the country are illiterate. Flaying him in satiric manner, he asked “did he apply Jadu-tona (magic) to make the literates as illiteratesIJ” According to him, since this Yuva Neta has started speaking, the people have realized him what actually he is.
Highlighting the success of demonetization drive, he said that since November 8, no one is hearing the names of terrorists, naxalites, Maoists and insurgency in north-eastern states. “Even naxalites have started making surrender now,” he said, appealing to the intellectuals and the youths to come forward to encourage the people for cashless transaction n view to bring transparency in all transactions. He also participating in ongoing Rastriya Sanskriti Mahotsav (RSM), he stayed a few minutes to watch play ‘Chanankya’ directed by Manoj Joshi who was staging his 1001st presentation whereas the first one was fully watched by Modi when he was chief minister of Gujarat.
later, Modi visited Kabir Nagar near Durgakund, the first locality where the work under on-going Rs 432-crore Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) has been completed by doing under-cabling and dismantling of old wirings and then at a function at DlW, he laid the foundation of two projects and inaugurating one apart from giving allotment letters, sports kids, Pahchan Patras (Identity cards) of Textiles Ministry to some artisans and looms to some weavers.