Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia targets Modi over demonetisation

The decision to withdrawing 86 per cent of the country's currency was a bad decision and did not benefit the people, he said

Congress MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the government's 2016 demonetisation.

Scindia, who toured Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand and Vindhya regions from September 6-8, told IANS that the Modi government announced the note ban "in a dictatorial way which has led to serious repercussions for the economy". He said that poor people in particular had to go through a hard time and many lost their jobs due to the sudden ban Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes.

The decision to withdrawing 86 per cent of the country's currency was a bad decision and did not benefit the people, he said.

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