Hailing demonetisation, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a “saint” working for uplift of the poor and also urged Muslims to engage in digital transactions.
Naqvi also hit out at Rahul Gandhi for criticising Modi and RBI, saying the Congress vice president should take note of “lessons” people are teaching his party by defeating it in municipal polls held after invalidation of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.
“We agree initially there were some lacuna (in implementation of demonetisation) which are being addressed with support from people. We feel there is inconvenience, but no pain.
“The pain is not there because the one who is at the helm of country’s affairs, the Prime Minister, is an honest person.
He is working with a strong resolve for the uplift of poor like a saint,” Naqvi said.
