TIL Desk/National/Bengaluru/ Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for calling demonetisation “foolish”, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu accused Congress of committing contempt against the people and democracy of the country and asked it to allow the functioning of the Parliament if it was “wise”.
In a stinging attack on Congress over the Parliament logjam, Naidu asked, “Is it foolish to take action against black money and corruption which was encouraged by Congress and its friends all these years in power?” Seeking to turn the tables on Gandhi, Naidu, at a press conference here, referred to the “inaction” (during the UPA regime) on alleged scams relating to allocation of 2G, 3G and coal and CWG, and said, “So, keeping silent or helping those (guilty) people, and not taking action was a wise thing?”
“You have 2G, 3G…Augusta, CWG and coal scams…and all of these happened under whose regime?”, Naidu said.
After leading an opposition protest against demonetisation yesterday, Gandhi had said, “This is not a bold decision, it is a foolish decision which has been taken without any due consideration. It has devastated the poor, farmers and daily wage workers.”
Countering his remarks, Naidu said, “If it is foolish, then why you are not wise enough to allow the Parliament (to function)? The best way to underscore your point is to expose the government and to allow the debate to take place, but you have given a rebate to a debate.
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