Congress and its allies do not want Parliament to function and were shying away from a debate on demonetisation as the poor look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “messiah” after the decision, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said today.
Attacking the opposition as both the Houses faced adjournment due to their noisy protests, the Information and Broadcasting Minister said Congress was “rattled” by smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha yesterday as it was not interested in a fruitful discussion.
Calling the demonetisation measure a “national project” and massive social mobilisation, he said people’s lives will be impacted for a “better tomorrow”. The government is concerned over the hardship being faced by masses and taking measures based to ease it.
“Modi ji is very popular in the country and after this step he has become further… immensely popular. The poor of the country are looking at Modi as their messiah… We cannot understand why the Congress and its friends are raising a ruckus (in Parliament).
