Rahul questions BJP over celebrating Nov 8 as ‘Anti-Black Money Day’

Terming demonetisation an “out and out disaster”, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the ruling BJP government’s decision to celebrate November 8 — the day high value currencies were demonetised last year — as “Anti-Black Money Day” across the country.

“BJP’s demonetisation was an out and out disaster. It has hurt the Indian economy,” the Gandhi scion said after chairing a crucial meeting with senior party leaders to finalise the line of attack against the Centre on the issues of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and demonetisation.

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“I don’t know why are they celebrating it?,” he added.

A total of 18 opposition parties led by the Congress have planned to hold a massive protest on November 8 against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic policies and the scrapping of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 currency notes a year ago.