Demonetization is
just the beginning of a long battle against black money: Modi
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told
the parliamentary Board meeting of the BJP that the decision on demonetization
is just the beginning of a long battle against black money and corruption. The
Parliamentary Board of the BJP in a resolution endorsed the Prime Minister’s
“crusade” against black money and corruption.
The Prime Minister during his first speech to the
BJP MPs in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament got emotional, saying that
his decisions are not for personal gains but for benefit of the people. The BJP
leaders afterwards explained that the Prime Minister had been peeved at
personal attacks by the MPs of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the Parliament
on the agitation against demonetization.
"We have come to power not for personal
benefits or toi benefit those who we know, but for the poor. The common men
suffered for 70 years on account of black money, corruption and terrorism,”
Modi said. The Prime Minister also stated that his government would not waver
from the path to eliminate black money. He recalled that the government had
also taken a few measures, including setting up of a SIT on black money and
Income Disclosure Scheme, 2016.
“Demonetisation is not the end but beginning of a
long, deep and constant battle against black money and corruption. It will
benefit the poor and the common man. The poor and the lower and middle classes
have suffered the most due to black money, counterfeit currency and
corruption,” said Modi.
The BJP MPs gave standing ovation to the Prime
Minister, while slogans were reportedly raised to hail the decision on demonetization.
Modi stated that the economy would come out much stronger after the
implementation of the decision on demonetisation.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitely told the BJP
MPs that the demonetisation would help India embrace digital economy.
