Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took on the opposition over its Monday's protest plans at the BJP's Parivartan Rally in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar, asking whether it was preferable to put a stop to corruption and black money or shut down the country.
Without referring to the opposition strike call, PM Modi asked, "Should we shut out corruption or shut down the nation?"
Urging the audience in the poll-bound state to shift to cashless transactions, he said irrespective of whether one has gone to school, people are buying tickets online, sending messages on WhatsApp and using social media to share pictures they click.
With the government's ban on currency of high denomination, banks and ATMs have witnessed block-long queues since November 8. The matter has turned a political controversy with the opposition blaming the government for the hardships the people are facing. Launching a sharp attack on the government in parliament, the opposition parties have called for a nationwide protest tomorrow.
"There will be protest rallies; we have not called for a 'Bharat bandh' (shutdown). Misinformation has been spread by the BJP which is ill-informed," said senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati said, "We are opposing the decision because it affects 90 per cent people."
Without referring to the opposition strike call, PM Modi asked, "Should we shut out corruption or shut down the nation?"
Urging the audience in the poll-bound state to shift to cashless transactions, he said irrespective of whether one has gone to school, people are buying tickets online, sending messages on WhatsApp and using social media to share pictures they click.
With the government's ban on currency of high denomination, banks and ATMs have witnessed block-long queues since November 8. The matter has turned a political controversy with the opposition blaming the government for the hardships the people are facing. Launching a sharp attack on the government in parliament, the opposition parties have called for a nationwide protest tomorrow.
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"There will be protest rallies; we have not called for a 'Bharat bandh' (shutdown). Misinformation has been spread by the BJP which is ill-informed," said senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh.
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Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati said, "We are opposing the decision because it affects 90 per cent people."
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