BJP trying to create intolerance and want to make the country economically weak

Kishtwar Congress joined the nation-wide protest against demonetisation

Kishtwar, November 28: - The Congress party in Kishtwar joined the nation-wide protest against demonetisation and demanded an enquiry by a Parliamentary Standing Committee on the black money stashed abroad.

Joining the 'Akrosh Diwas' protest against demonetisation on the direction of state Congress Vice President Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, Kishtwar Congress leaders asked the centre to enhance the withdrawal limit of cash from ATMs and banks to ease public inconveniences.

Thousands of Congress workers holding placards organised joined the protest from Dak Bungalow to old DC Office Kishtwar and unequivocally denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi's move as "a political move being sold as a fight against corruption".

Those who addressed the gathering Mushtaq Ahmed Hap, Mahidner Singh Parihar, Mohd Iqbal Keen, Haji Ghulam Qadir Sheikh, Gulzar Ahmed Mattoo, Bidya Lal Sharma, Satish Kumar, Tariq Wani, Firdous Ahmed Mingnoo, Waseem Maker, Randeep Bhandari, Waseem Sajjad, Chowdhary Israeil and others said that the NDA government's demonetisation move came at a time when the country was passing through a crucial phase.

"The BJP is trying to create intolerance and want to make the country economically weak. The prime minister took a hurried decision for which people are forced to suffer in remote and inaccessible areas where there are no facilities of banks and ATMs," Congress leaders said.

"How will the farmers and labourers in our country stay alive?" Congress leaders said and alleged that Modi had failed to keep his promises of bringing back black money. "You are taking action against farmers and common people. This will not have any effect on black money. They say this will reduce corruption? The corruption caused by Rs 1,000 note will now take place because of the Rs 2,000 note," they said.

"This will not stop terrorism because the funding for terrorism goes abroad," Congress leaders further said. "Are you trying to tell the people that Narendra Modi will take decisions in their lives?" Congress leader from Kishtwar said during protest.