New Delhi: Launching a scathing attack on the earlier UPA government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was ready to pay a “big political price” for bringing about systemic changes in the country and asserted that no one would be able to stop his government from taking “irreversible” decisions. His remarks come amid a fierce electoral battle between the Congress and the BJP in the politically vital state of Gujarat. Referring to demonetisation, he said it had brought about a “behavioural change” in the country. Corrupt people, for the first time after Independence, were scared of making illicit money.
“The day the country will have a technical and digital address for all monetary transactions, organised corruption would be checked to a great extent,” he said. Black money coming into the banking system had also brought along with it massive data, a “treasure trove” that will enable the government to take action against the wrongdoers, he said, adding that ill-gotten wealth that was earlier funding a parallel economy was now a part of the formal economy. “This government cannot be stopped from taking steps which will bring permanent changes in the system and ensure interest of the nation. I think those who feel this country cannot be changed using a magic wand are grappling with frustration and disappointment,” he said.
