2-and-half years on, people remember UPA for graft: Jaitley

TIL Desk/National/Bhubaneswar/ Even two-and-a-half years after the NDA came to power, people remember the previous UPA regime for corruption, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today, asserting that demonetisation would go a long way in curbing black money.

“The Narendra Modi government has completed half its term and people are still enthused. When corruption is discussed they refer to the UPA regime. There is not a single charge of corruption so far against NDA,” he said while speaking on ‘Indian economy: The new normal’ at a function.

Stating that people still feel inspired and enthused under the Modi government, the minister noted that resentment builds up with passage of time after a new dispensation takes over, but “there is no such feeling against the BJP-led regime”.

Slamming Congress and Left parties for focusing only on difficulties seen after demonetisation drive, Jaitley said they were completely ignoring the economic and moral objectives behind the move.

He emphasised that despite the difficulties being faced after note-ban, people were welcoming the move as “they realised that the Prime Minister has displayed the required courage while taking a tough decision, aimed at curbing black money and getting it implemented.”