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Anti-black money day: 5 damning statements Finance Minister Arun Jaitley made against Congress

Congress had adequate opportunity to be in power, and I can't recollect a single significant step that they ever took against black money, said Jaitley

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If Opposition planned to stump Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by celebrating "black day" on November 8, it appears Narendra Modi government is ready with counter-offensive in the form of "anti-black money day". 

"November 8 will complete one year of demonetisation. The party has decided to celebrate the day as anti-black money day," Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, while addressing the media on Wednesday. Finance Minister launched a no holds barred attack on Congress.

Here are some of the barbed statements finance minister made against Congress:

* Congress had adequate opportunity to be in power, and I can't recollect a single significant step that they ever took against black money.

* Congress had reconciled to India living with a shadow economy. It is understandable this would never be on political agenda of Cong leadership. I understand their discomfort when steps are being taken against black-money. 

* Weighing in on the bank recapitalisation decision, Arun Jaitley said that bank's accounts were completely destroyed between 2008 and 2012 (during UPA II second rule), and later attempts were made to fool the world. 

* While responding to the delay in announcing Gujarat Assembly Elections dates and allegations levelled by the Congress party,  Arun Jaitley said: Election commission can't be browbeaten by a disgruntled political party. 

* Those who destroyed the nation are now preaching BJP.

Finance minister said that till November 8, BJP leaders will carry out campaigns across the nation and highlight the steps taken by the government against black money. 

The Opposition parties had earlier decided to observe November 8 - the first anniversary of demonetisation - as ''black day". The leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad told the media here, "Possibly, this is the first time that a decision announced by the Prime Minister had to be changed 135 times. It just shows how ill-conceived it was."

Azad was speaking in the presence of Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav and Trinamool Congress leader Derek O. Brien, besides others. He claimed that 18 parties would be protesting in their own respective ways in all states. O'Brien described demonetisation as a "big scam" and added that TMC leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was the first leader to point this out.

On Monday, the opposition formed a coordination committee and met for the first time in parliament. The meeting was attended by Azad, O Brien, Yadav, CPI MP D. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi and BSP MP Satish Mishra.
On November 8, 2016, the Centre announced to demonetise 500- and 1000-rupee banknotes.The government also introduced new Rs.200, Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 notes. The government had then said that the action would curtail the shadow economy and crack down on the use of illicit and counterfeit cash to fund illegal activity and terrorism.

(With ANI inputs)

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