The ban was an attack on the poor, farmers and small shopkeepers: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, September 3, 2020, Thursday

Former Congress president and MP Rahul Gandhi has again lashed out at the Modi government.

Rahul Gandhi, who has been constantly criticizing the Modi government, has this time targeted the issue of banknote ban. Rahul Gandhi said that the banknote ban imposed four years ago was an attack on the unorganized sector. His intention was to withdraw cash from the sector. The whole country needs to fight against it.

Rahul Gandhi has said that the ban on banknotes was an attack on the poor, farmers, laborers and small shopkeepers of India. After the ban, the whole of India was standing in front of the banks. Everyone deposited their money in the bank but then the black money disappeared ... The poor people of India did not get any benefit from the ban.

"Billionaires have benefited from the ban. Your money was taken out of your coffers and used to forgive the debts of the rich. The unorganized sector is on the verge of extinction due to the cashless economy," he said. Has happened.

It may be mentioned that the note ban was imposed on November 8, 2016, as part of which 500 and 1000 notes were canceled from circulation.