Ravi Shankar Prasad trolled for comparing demonetisation woes to labour pain
New Delhi: People have been struggling in lines outside banks and ATMs ever since the government announced the demonetisation of high denomination currencies. There has been an outcry about the inconvenience caused to the public by the move as violence was also reported.
Recently, veteran BJP leader and current Minister of Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad compared the whole move to labour pain. “People will face a little problem. But the pain is like the one that a woman in labour undergoes. Eventually one will experience the joy like one does hearing the first cry of a baby,” said Prasad, supporting the move.
It is not the first time that a minister has found it important to comment on a situation and support it while making ridiculous statements. Twitter however didn’t take it well and while many supported the minister, the rest just went all out and criticized the minister.
When @rsprasad compared #Demonetisation to labour pain, I wonder if he knew that 45,000 women die during childbirth every year in India
— Rohan (@mojorojo) December 19, 2016
Labour pain of @rsprasad #Demonetisation took one more death of innocent Indian, and attempt to suicide by two others @ShainaNC @BJP4India pic.twitter.com/9OMAM04v6X
— bilal motorwala (@bilal_motorwala) December 18, 2016
So @rsprasad is the right person to know what this "labour pain" is?https://t.co/DmKypF4YXH
— JayKay (@JayKay074) December 17, 2016
Plz do a Cesearen cut so that baby can come out easily and all of us can avoid the pain! https://t.co/aEoEnyBWZb via @economictimes
— Biswajit Mohanty (@biswajitmohanty) December 16, 2016
@rsprasad @JantaKaReporter ye labour pain sirf garibo ko kyo ????? Labour pain politician, businessman ko kyo nahi ho raha....
— Devkinandan Patodia (@iamchintu72) December 17, 2016
While demonetisation is one of the issues Indians are struggling with, politicians continue to come up with foot-and-mouth moments on a regular basis.
