After turning its opposition parties conclave held last Tuesday as a dumb as most of parties kept away due to various reason, today the Congress party came out with its own nationwide protest programme against demonetisation. The party announced that it will be launching the protest on January 6 across the country on the twin issues of note ban and corruption charges against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to Congress Communication Department in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala the party will start a three-phase nationwide agitation from January to protest against demonetisation and corruption charges against the Prime Minister. The first phase will start from January 6. “Unlike what Modi promised, people continue to suffer even after the expiry of 50-day deadline. In fact, it will take at least 7-8 months to re-print the 86 per cent of notes withdrawn from the economy,” he added.

Accusing that Modi government has imposed economic anarchy through demonetisation, he deplored that at least 115 people have died due to demonetisation and the RBI has become the Reverse Bank of India, and in 50 days, 135 times rules have changed.

It may be recalled that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of taking Rs 65 crore in kickbacks from Sahara and Birla as the Chief Minister of Gujarat. “We are asking a simple question: Did you (Modi) take money or not? If not, then why aren’t you ordering an independent probe into it,” asked Surjewala.

He said: “Former Chief Minister of Gujarat Suresh Mehta of BJP had said that Mahesh Shah used to visit Modi when he was the Gujarat Chief Minister quite often without any restrictions.” “Shah declared Rs 13,860 crore black money under the Income Declaration Scheme (IDS). Why isn’t Modiji telling us the truth behind Rs 13,860 crore? Is he doing any probe into it?” he added.