During the discussion on the bill to curb blackmoney, some Opposition members also hit out at BJP President Amit Shah for his remarks that what Modi had said during election rallies was an "electoral gimmick".
Whenever an Opposition member raised the remarks of Modi that every account holder will get Rs 15 lakh from the black money recovered from abroad, BJP members were quick to reject it saying "who said it. He never said so."
A Sampath (CPI-M) said instead of black money, it should be called "bad" money as it is generated illegally.
"I do not like the term black money...I am a little bit black...So are you," he said referring to P Venugopal who was chairing the proceedings.
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