NEW DELHI: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi termed demonetisation the biggest scam in Indian history. “I will expose it in the House but government is not allowing me to speak,” he said.
“The government is running away from debate…if they allow me to speak then you will see that an earthquake will happen,” Gandhi told reporters.
"The Prime Minister is giving speeches across the country but is afraid of coming to the Lok Sabha and is not willing to sit there," Gandhi said and asked what could be the reason for this "nervousness".
The Congress leader was speaking after his party said in Lok Sabha that it was ready to debate the issue but the government demanded that it should first apologise to the people for stalling Parliament for 16 days, leading to uproar and adjournment of the House.
Gandhi said initially the Government spoke about black-money, then moved to counterfeit currency and then again to a cashless society campaign.
With the winter session of parliament set to conclude in just four days, the consistent disagreement between the opposition and the government have left parliament paralysed for weeks.
The opposition which first demanded an explanation from PM Modi for his abrupt move of banning high-denomination notes has now shifted its demand to an apology.