Move to withdraw pre-2005 notes 'anti-poor': BJP

January 23, 2014 21:45

The BJP today slammed the government's decision to withdraw by March 31 all currency notes issued prior to 2005 and said that, instead of curbing black money, it had formulated an "anti-poor" move which would badly affect the illiterate and poor living in the remote areas of the country.

"The latest gimmick of the finance ministry to demonetise the notes before 2005 is an attempt to obfuscate the issue of black money stashed outside the country... This measure is strongly anti-poor.

"The aam aurats and the aadmis, those who are illiterate and have no access to banking facilities, will be the ones who are hit by such diversionary measures," he said.

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