Demonetisation is biggest scam, alleges Congress

Terming demonetisation as the "biggest scam in the political history of India," Congress in Madhya Pradesh said it would hold protests in every district on January 6 to create awareness among masses on the issue.
"BJP wanted to monopolise corruption through demonetisation, which is the biggest scam of country's political history. Congress will stage protest on January 6 in Madhya Pradesh as part of party's nationwide agitation on the issue," All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Mohan Prakash told reporters here.
During these protests, Congress workers would hold a march and submit memorandum to the concerned authorities, he added.

Prakash, who is in-charge of party's affairs in Madhya Pradesh, compared America's "9/11" terrorist strike to demonetisation, terming it as "8/11."
"There was 9/11 in America. The people there are still suffering due to that attack. Here it was 8/11. Only difference is that terrorists were behind 9/11 but it was country's Prime Minister who is behind 8/11," he alleged while referring to the date of demonetisation's announcement.
Prakash alleged that Prime Minister was under pressure from foreign companies, which rule the digital transaction business.

"These companies are charging 2.5 per cent of service charge on every transaction. Why the people are being forced to pay more?," he asked.

AICC general secretary reiterated Congress' claim that demonetisation was done for the benefit of some 'industrialist friends' of the Prime Minister.
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Claiming that there was no effort by the Modi government to retrieve black money from abroad despite having detailed information, Jha said now also all the "big shots" have managed to convert their black money into white while the common man was made to suffer due to demonetisation.
The Congress leader also sought a thorough investigation into the money deposited in banks before note ban as he termed demonetisation as "part of a conspiracy to mislead people before assembly elections" in some states.

Charging Modi with causing economic anarchy due to the note ban, he claimed that development has come to a grinding halt marked by economic instability in the country and death of more than 100 people due to cash crunch.
Dubbing note ban as organised plunder, he said money was taken from people's pockets and put in banks, while some BJP leaders have been caught with huge amounts of new currency notes which needs to be thoroughly probed.
Jha said PM Modi's credibility is under cloud as his name has allegedly surfaced in diaries for receiving kickbacks when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister, a charge rejected by BJP.