“People’s money is stuck in banks”, he said, questioning again why did Modi go only after cash. “He never thinks before he speaks and he may not have realized that he has admitted the failure of the long reign of his own party”, the PM said adding his detractors have been forced to admit, even if unwittingly, their failures. The photo of PM having food with BJP leaders was shared on Modi’s official website which says that the PM had his meal amongst 26,000 booth-level workers, who had come from over 1700 booths in Uttar Pradesh. “Modi ji, you have removed the “HAT” of Himachal Pradesh – Horticulture, Agriculture and Tourism”, said Rahul.
The Party men at lunch with Modi were directed to work towards creating awareness on mobile banking and online payments. “I will not ridicule him or poke fun at him, I only ask questions, he should answer the questions”.
Bhushan’s petition said the signature of the I-T officer was sent for forensic report by senior advocate and Member of Parliament Ram Jethmalani to find out its genuineness. “The Income Tax Department raided them and seized their records”, he said.
“In 2009, it was very hard to find out what was inside this packet”.
The Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India also took out a march in New Delhi.
Demanding an independent inquiry, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused PM Narendra Modi, during his regime as Gujarat’s CM, has taken kickbacks worth Rs 65 crore from corporate houses.
“Why are you (the Centre and Modi) punishing people like this (by demonetising) and what sin have they committed?”
Sticking to his guns, he alleged that Modi had taken ₹40 crore from the Sahara group in nine instalments over six months in 2013 and 2014.
He sought a probe, but added: “CBI can not probe the Prime Minister”. Prasad said the Prime Minister is “pure as Ganga” and Gandhi is questioning him.
“There is nothing wrong in accepting one’s mistake…there is nothing wrong in saying that I have done a mistake”. He said the government’s step is not against corruption or black money, but it was against the honest poor people.