KOCHI: The demonetization is one of the steps towards the march to a cashless economy in the country, BJP spokesperson G.V.L. Narasimha Rao, said on Saturday. Launching a scathing attack on CPM and the state government, he said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and finance minister Thomas Isaac should tender an apology for misleading the people. The governments in other states have initiated steps to reduce the burden on the people due to the initiative as part of economic reforms while the government in Kerala convened a meeting to launch an agitation against the Union government, he charged.
The BJP leader said the ordinary people would benefit from demonetization. “Why should a party like CPM that claims to represent the interests of people oppose a measure aimed at their wellbeing,” he asked. The BJP leader said demonetization was the first step towards the cashless economy in the country.
Mr Rao was in Kochi to inaugurate Jal Swaraj and digital banking literacy mission organised by the BJP Deendayal Helpdesk. BJP state president Kumman Rajasekharan presided over the function attended by Shobha Surendran, A.N. Radhakrishnan and several other leaders.
