Why were people made to suffer during demonetisation, asks Tharoor
September 02, 2018 21:00
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government should reconsider on what grounds they wanted to talk about the Indian economy, citing the recent Reserve Bank of India report that stated 99.3 per cent of the demonetised currency notes were back to the banking system.
He said, "People were made to go through such difficulty because of demonetisation, and 99.3 per cent of the demonetised currency is back, does the government have any answer as to why people were made to suffer?"
He further underscored that the economic indicators reflect that the Indian economy is suffering under the regime of the National Democratic Alliance.
Tharoor said, "When you see the Gross Domestic Product figures, you notice that the growth was more under the United Progressive Alliance than under the NDA. Look at all the figures, such as inflation. Even the price of gas cylinders has increased. On what grounds does the government want to talk on economy? We are ready to talk. We think the last four years had not been good for the country. "Acche Din" was only for the people who were getting the money, not the one who was spending."
-- ANI
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