“This vendetta politics can not stop us from taking a stand for the people”, said Banerjee, who has been virtually at war with Modi over his 8 November move to demonetise Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes.
Questioning the government that how much black money has been unearthed since the demonetisation implemented on 8th of last month, he demanded all restrictions on withdrawal of money should be lifted immediately. “Demonetisation is being done for the benefit of just 50 families, for the 1% super rich. the people are asking questions but the Prime Minister does not want to answer them”. “Every yagna requires a sacrifice and in this one the common man was sacrificed”, Gandhi said.
“Demonitasation had no impact on corruption and black money”. Rahul Gandhi slammed the note ban move by the central government, saying that the demonetisation drive had not decreased but only increased corruption.
Earlier, Rahul addressed senior party members on the 132nd Foundation Day of the “Grand Old Party”. “They gave a name to that idea and called it Congress”, the party Vice President said. “The biggest issue today is demonetisation and the second issue is corruption by the Prime Minister, which will be the main issues before meeting”, said Ramesh at AICC briefing. “It does not necessarily mean that all the currency that reached the banking system is white money”, Naidu said. It made us understand the meaning of freedom and working for others. “Narendra Modi should answer when he will present the list of all Swiss bank holders beforer the lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, the list that has been provided to him by the Swiss government”.
With most major opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party, the Left, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Janata Dal (United), and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), boycotting the Rahul-Mamata press conference, the opposition attack is already blunted.
In a point-by-point rebuttal, senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu questioned: “Does the Congress believe that there’s no black money?”
As Gandhi was asked how the party’s move to take support of regional parties like Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress and DMK would contribute to its “growth”, Banerjee intervened.