Demonetisation is attack on economy, says Jakhar
Saturday, 17/12/2016
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Ludhiana : Congress leader Sunil Jakhar has termed demonetisation as an all-out attack on the Indian economy.
Jakhar said that if Modi was trying to be an economist, he should have taken advice from an expert as there is no scarcity of experts. He claimed that former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan had the guts to differ with Modi on demonetisation, but he was asked to leave. He claimed that Rajan was not in favour of this “insanity”.
Jakhar was speaking during a protest against demonetisation by industrialists.
He pointed out that the Modi government had said that militant infiltration would stop after the surgical strike, but it has increased after that. “The surgical strike happened on September 28, but infiltration happens every day. It has not served any purpose,” he said.
Jakhar said that it was not “notebandi” but “taalabandi”, leading to the closure of industry.
Questioning the Badals’ silence on demonetisation, he said the Badals should go and speak with Modi on the issue. “Neither Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal nor Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal have the guts to take a stand against Modi or the BJP,” said Jakhar.
BJP leader and state Planning Board Vice-Chairman Prof Rajinder Bhandari was not allowed to speak by industrialists when he tried to defend the Modi government and demonetisation.
Bhandari said that he would convey the concerns of the industry here to the government. But the moment he termed demonetisation as a “historic decision”, the industrialists told him to stop speaking. After that, they didn’t let him speak further.
Other leaders, including Lok Insaaf Party leader Simarjit Singh Bains and AAP leader Harjot Singh Bains, also spoke against demonetisation.
