THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed an unpardonable criminal offence by going in for demonetisation, veteran Congress leader A K Antony said on Wednesday.
Inaugurating the sit-in staged by UDF leaders at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, the septuagenarian stalwart said,”Demonetisation without necessary preparations has spelt doom for the country This is a national disaster.”
The sit-in was in protest against the curbs imposed on the cooperative sector, post-demonetisation.
“The Opposition will not call off its protest until the government corrects itself. Opposition parties in 17 states will join hands for the protest,” he said.
Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Ramesh Chennithala alleged that demonetisation was a major scam. The Union Government is conspiring to destroy the state’s robust cooperative sector, he said.
IUML leader P K Kunhalikutty and N K Premachandran also spoke.
Incidentally, former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who was in New Delhi, did not attend the function. Later, he requested reporters not to create a controversy over his absence, while pointing out he had other programmes lined up earlier.