MORADABAD: Terming that the people who were standing in the queues of the banks and the ATMs as the honest citizens of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Opposition saying that only the corrupts were raising voices against the demonetisation move and holding the Centre responsible for the problems of the common masses.
“Shouldn’t I fight corruption? Is fighting against corruption a crime? Why are some people calling me wrong,” PM Modi said while addressing a Parivartan rally here today.
“I am surprised that in my own country few people are accusing me for everything. Is it a fault to make a looted country accountable,” PM Modi asked. He asked the people whether they wanted a corruption-free India or a corruption prevailing India.
PM Modi said, “Aajkal log poora din ‘Modi, Modi, Modi’ kar rahein hai, pehle bolte the ‘Money, Money, money’ (People who used to say Money, Money are now reciting Modi, Modi).
He said that he did not care what the black money holders thought about him but what bothered him was the satisfaction of the common people. “Jyada se jyada kya kar lenge, arey hum toh faqir aadmi hai, jhola leke nikal lenge (what can they do me, I am a wanderer and can go in the oblivion anytime),” he commented on the opposition’s attack.
Asking people not to withdraw money from their ‘Jan Dhan’ account if the deposited amount was of any corrupt person, the PM said,” I am finding ways to put behind the bars those guilty of stashing their black money into the Jan Dhan accounts of the poor.”
“Dishonest people can’t go to the banks now and so they are queuing up outside the homes of the poor and trying to mislead them”, PM Modi said.
Giving reasons for the shortage of new currency notes, PM Modi said,”I don’t want to govern like the previous Government, who printed the currency and was grabbed by the corrupt.”
“Beimani ke saare raastey bandh karne ke liye madad chahiye. Notes chhapke beimaano ki madad nahi karna chahta hun (I want to block all the roads leading to corruption and I don’t want to help these people by printing huge currencies),” he commented.
He said the country is prepared to become ‘Digital’ in the 21st century as 40-crore smart phone holders in the country are ready to keep themselves away from paper currency and use their phones as a bank. “I won’t let your hard work, sacrifice and struggle go in vein.This country is against corruption and people feel that they will fight this menace,” PM Modi said.
Further elaborating about the money stashed in the ‘Jan Dhan’ accounts, PM Modi asked the people not to withdraw this money and return it to the person who had given them to deposit it. “Agar aapne woh paise liye hai, toh main kuch raasta nikal lunga (If you have kept this money, I will find a way out and my mind is working on it) ” he commented adding “if anyone threatens then tell them that you will complain about it to the Prime Minister”.
He said today the one’s who have stashed the black money were queuing outside the house of the poor people, asking for their help and even touching the feet of the poor to deposit their money in their accounts. PM Modi repeated that he has sought 50-days time to normalise the situation. (AGENCIES)
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