With demonetisation, PM Modi has waged a war against the poor, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said while the honest people were getting just a few thousand, the corrupt are withdrawing crores through back door channels

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his cashless economy initiative and said the society has already become cashless.

"Prime Minister's narrative has changed over time, first it was fight against black money, then terrorism and now it's about making society cashless. The Prime Minister talks about making the society cashless, society has already become cashless because of this move. People are suffering," Gandhi said while addressing people at Dadri Anaaj Mandi in Uttar Pradesh.

Rahul Gandhi said that Modi has waged a war against poor people on November 8 with the announcement to demonetise old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
 

 

He accused PM Modi of shifting the goal-post time and again. The move was aimed at ending corruption and counterfeiting, but as the month progressed, the narrative seemed to have meandered towards the government's other goals – war against terror, digitisation and cashless economy, among other things.

Gandhi talked about back door transactions at banks where the corrupt are able to withdraw large amounts. "Aapko mil rahe hain Rs 2000 aur jo bhi chor Rs 50-100 crore nikalna chahata hai woh bank ke piche se nikal raha hai. (You are getting Rs 2,000 and Rs 50-100 crore are being changed through back door channels)."

Banks and ATMs have seen long queues ever since PM Modi announced on November 8, that old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will be worthless papers from midnight.

"Jo imaandar log hain un sab ko line mein khada kar diya Narendra Modi ji ne. Ek bhi ameer vyakti dikhai de raha hai lines mein aapko? (Those who are honest are being made to stand in line. Have you seen any rich person in the line?)," Gandhi asked.

Having called the Modi government a 'suit-boot ki sarkar', Gandhi on Tuesday said that when cashless economy will come then farmers won't know that their 5% money would go to industrialists.

Gandhi has once again claimed that he is not being allowed to speak in Parliament on demonetisation.