New Delhi: Calling 8 November as a “sad day” for India, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation plan and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s decision to scrap high-value currency notes of Rs500 and Rs1,000 last year.
Questioning PM Modi’s decision to celebrate the day, Rahul said it shows he has not understood the pain and feelings of the people.
The Congress vice-president also blamed Modi for the current slowdown and said the Prime Minister has hit the country’s economy with two torpedoes of demonetisation and goods and services tax (GST).
Rahul’s comments came after he chaired a meeting of party general secretaries to chalk out plans for the first note ban anniversary, being observed as ‘Black Day’ across the country.
PTI earlier reported that Gandhi will discuss plans for nationwide protests on 8 November. The day is being observed as ‘Black Day’ by other opposition parties as well.
Top Congress leaders are attending the meeting convened at the party headquarters.