The Congress party launched a strong attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing his government of damaging both the Indian economy and the nation political structure. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh shared his views on social media while referring to the anniversary of the 2016 demonetisation move. He stated that Notebandi demonetisation completely devastated the country economy while Votebandi electoral tactics is now destroying Indian democracy and political system. He claimed that both damaging outcomes are direct contributions of PM Modi.
Recalling November 8 2016 when high value ₹500 and ₹1,000 currency notes were banned overnight the opposition party termed demonetisation a monumental blunder Congress argued that the sudden move failed to achieve its main goals such as wiping out black money or stopping fake currency. Instead it hurt small businesses caused huge job losses and forced common citizens to stand in long lines outside banks.
Linking past economic decisions to present political issues Congress alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party BJP is now attempting to control democracy through political maneuvers votebandi . The party asserted that the government continually changes its narratives to cover up its past economic and policy failures.
