"Every year, we have been filing return with Income-Tax department and also Lokayukta. I have heard through media...I have not received any communication that party president has said BJP ministers and MLAs should file it," Parsekar told PTI today.
"It is a very good beginning. I will tell everyone to file. Whatever is the instruction, we will obey it. I have not received any communication (so far)," he said.
"Others too want to learn it. I did not find a single genuine person who has said he won't be able to do a cashless transaction. The opposition to the cashless society is political, people have understood the motive. People have welcomed it (move towards cashless society)," he said.
To educate people about cashless transactions, Parsekar said bank officials are going to various markets and introducing the concept of banking using mobile.
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"Initially there may be difficulty, but Goa has decided to switch over and become the first state (to go cashless)," the chief minister said.
Strongly backing the demonetisation decision, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had recently said Goa is on its way to become India's first cashless society.
"Goans are using cards (ATM/credit) in a big way. Goa will soon be the first state with cashless society fulfilling a dream of the Prime Minister," Parrikar had said.
Prime Minister Modi had yesterday asked BJP MPs, Ministers and MLAs to submit their bank account statements between November 8, the day he announced the demonetisation, and December 31 to party chief Amit Shah amid allegation that he had tipped off people close to him about the impending exercise beforehand.