Rahul, Tejashwi target Nitish govt as ‘remote-controlled by Modi-Shah’
He urged the youth of Bihar to elect an INDIA bloc government that would fulfill their aspirations for government jobs and industrial revival in the state.
He urged the youth of Bihar to elect an INDIA bloc government that would fulfill their aspirations for government jobs and industrial revival in the state.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency here, on Thursday said unemployment is on the rise in the country due to demonetisation and GST imposed by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
The fake news industry has grown by leaps and bounds under the tutelage of the BJP.
Kharge, who is the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, also posed a volley of questions to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asserted that poor and middle class are “suffering” under the present government.
The Congress has been critical of the government's move of demonetisation, when on November 8 in 2016 the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were spiked.
On the second anniversary of demonetisation, Congress president Rahul Gandhi called it “a tragedy” and accused the Narendra Modi government of bringing the Indian economy to a “grinding halt” with his “unilateral decision” taken on 8 November 2016.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016, announced a ban on then in use Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination bank notes with immediate effect.
The Congress leader asked the government to not resort to further unorthodox, short-term economic measures that can cause any more uncertainty in the economy.
Banerjee described it as a dark day and said that the government cheated the nation with Demonetisation which ruined the economy and the lives of millions.
On 8 November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the biggest-ever demonetisation exercise India has ever seen by abruptly withdrawing Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes from public use.