Bengaluru:
The ruling Congress workers today
staged a protest here observing as a "black day" against
demonetisation as party leaders launched a scathing attack on
the BJP-led NDA government, slamming it of failing to bring
back black money within 100 days.
The party workers led by AICC general secretary
K C Venugopal, in charge of party affairs in Karnataka, and
Karnataka PCC president G Parameshwara, marched from Anand Rao
Circle to Freedom Park, where they addressed a rally.
"The note ban was projected as a surgical strike on
terrorism and black money but eventually it turned out to be a
strike on the common man," Venugopal said.
State Congress working president Dinesh Gundu Rao said
distinguishing between black and white money has become
difficult as 99 per cent of the banned notes have returned
to the system.
Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy slammed the government for
its 'failure' to bring back black money within 100 days.
"Forget bringing back black money, the Centre could not
provide figures on the amount of black money stashed abroad.
The economy has nosedived today, which was booming when Dr
Manmohan Singh was our prime minister," Reddy said.
Congress workers staged protest in different parts of
the state such as Haveri, Hassan, Shivamogga and Mysuru
against demonetisation.
