As Punjab prepares itself for the Assembly polls, the Congress is all set to scale up its anti-demonetisation drive in line with its nation-wide campaign, demanding immediate steps by the Modi government to rectify the situation triggered by ‘note-bandi’.
Memoranda to DCs
Congress leader and former Union Minister J.D. Seelam on Friday said the party was submitting memoranda to all Deputy Commissioners in the State, demanding answers on the demonetisation move and its impact on the people.
“The memorandum against ‘corruption and demonetisation’, which has already been submitted to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, demands an independent inquiry into the corruption and bribery allegations in the Birla and Sahara papers cases. It also demands compensation for recouping the losses suffered due to demonetisation,” he said.
Mr. Seelam accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of misleading people by projecting the drive as a battle against black money, terror financing and corruption.
“We want to know from him [Mr. Modi] how much black money had come into the banks as a result of demonetisation,” he added.
Manmohan’s comment
Pointing out that former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s description of demonetisation as ‘organised loot and plunder’ had come true, the Congress leader said it had plunged the country into an economic crisis, pushing it back by 10-15 years.
“The Modi government should admit its mistake and rectify the situation,” he added.
Punjab Congress vice-president Sunil Jakhar said, “they were not against demonetisation but its poor implementation”.
