Panaji: In face of concerted opposition attack and the people's impatience with the long queues at banks and ATMs that are the fallout of the currency ban, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave an emotional response on Sunday, saying people had entrusted him to fight corruption and he was ready to do it and face the consequences.
Asking the people to give him 50 days to weed out black money, he sought people's support, saying his life was at risk owing to his war on corruption and black money.
"I know the forces up against me, they may not let me live... they may ruin me because their loot of 70 years is in trouble, but am prepared," the Prime Minister said at a function in Goa.
Insisting that he felt the "pain" of the people, PM Modi said the steps taken "were not a display of arrogance. I have seen poverty and understand people's problems."
The ban on high denomination currency, the Prime Minister underscored on Sunday, was a move to counter black money.
The Congress call PM Modi's remarks "theatrics". "PM should give up theatrics and think hard how to improve the country's direction," Congress leader Anand Sharma said.
The move, however, has drawn intense criticism from the opposition. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called it a "huge scam".
Asking the people to give him 50 days to weed out black money, he sought people's support, saying his life was at risk owing to his war on corruption and black money.
"I know the forces up against me, they may not let me live... they may ruin me because their loot of 70 years is in trouble, but am prepared," the Prime Minister said at a function in Goa.
Insisting that he felt the "pain" of the people, PM Modi said the steps taken "were not a display of arrogance. I have seen poverty and understand people's problems."
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The ban on high denomination currency, the Prime Minister underscored on Sunday, was a move to counter black money.
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The Congress call PM Modi's remarks "theatrics". "PM should give up theatrics and think hard how to improve the country's direction," Congress leader Anand Sharma said.
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The move, however, has drawn intense criticism from the opposition. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called it a "huge scam".
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