Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of duping the poor, honest and hard-working people to help the 50 super rich families, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that demonetisation of high-value currency is not a surgical strike on corruption but firebombing on India's poor.


Addressing a rally in Almora, Gandhi escalated his attack on Prime Minister Modi and said that demonetisation is economic robbery.


"The Congress Party wants to obliterate corruption from India. The Congress will support any step against corruption. But notes ban wasn't against black money or corruption, it was economic robbery," said Gandhi.


"You have divided India into two halves. On one side, India's super rich - 50 families, on the other side the 99 percent of India, including the poor, the honest, hard-working people," he added.


The Congress vice-president also used the occasion to reach out to the farmers and labourers.


"Prime Minister Modi hasn't listened to the farmers, but he has forgiven 1.40 lakh crore in loans to 15 rich people but not farmers," said Gandhi.


"Speaking about labourers in Parliament, Prime Minister Modi said they dig holes. They made fun of labourers. Modi ji India's labourers don't dig holes, they build India," he added.Gandhi alleged that the 'suit boot ki Sarkar' was in its bid to help its "rich friends" snatching the rights of the poor.


Pic: Rahul Gandhi at the Almora rally today