Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged the nation to share the first-hand views on the demonetisation move by taking part in the survey on 'NM' Application http
"I want your first-hand view on the decision taken regarding currency notes. Take part in the survey on the NM App. https://bsmedia.business-standard.comnm4.in/dnldapp," Prime Minister Modi tweeted.
Addressing the BJP parliamentary party meeting earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi said the demonetisation of high value currency is just a beginning of his government's deep and continuous struggle against black money, adding such types of action will be continued to make India an honest economy.
Asserting that this decision is in the interest of poor and middle class, he said that his government is dedicated to eradicate the evils of black money and corruption, which have affected the people in the last 70 years.
Meanwhile, the Parliament witnessed uproar yet again today on the demonetisation issue with a united Opposition adamant on the Prime Minister's presence in the House.
The opposition parties in the Lok Sabha today stuck to the demand to discuss the demonetisation issue under rules entailing voting.
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As soon as the House assembled, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge reiterated that the Question Hour should be suspended to start the discussion.
Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, however, did not allow the suspension.
The opposition members belonging to Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Samajwadi Party trooped into the well of the House raising slogans. Amid the din, Speaker adjourned the House till noon.
Similar scenes were witnessed in the Rajya Sabha with the opposition demanding the Prime Minister's presence in the House and compensation to those who died of trauma, while queuing up before banks and ATMs following the demonetisation move.
The House was adjourned twice till Noon as the opposition repeatedly trooped into the well.