Agra: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday sought people’s support for his demonetisation decision, saying that the country will emerge victorious after this “test by fire”.
“When I announced the decision I said it is a time-consuming process. It will cause inconvenience and a little hardship. But, I believe, the nation will come out victorious from this test by fire,” Modi said at a public rally in the city of the Taj in Uttar Pradesh.
He said his government has been flexible in implementing the demonetisation decision and effected alterations as the need arose.
He raked up the chit fund scam to hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress which has been rallying against demonetisation.
“I know what kind of people are opposing me and leading the charge against me over demonetisation. Doesn’t the country know about the people involved in chit funds?”
“And today, these people are levelling charges against me,” Modi said, referring to the chit fund scam in which several leaders of the West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress were arrested and interrogated.
Modi’s attack comes days after Banerjee led a march to Rashtrapati Bhavan, demanding roll-back of the demonetisation decision and seeking President Pranab Mulkherkjee’s intervention in the matter. (IANS)
