It takes visionary leadership to put nation above party: BJP
Talking about demonetisation after the BJP National Executive meet, BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said, "It takes a visionary leadership to put the country before the party." Sitharaman further said demonetisation move was part of a promise made by the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha polls to contain black money, remove counterfeit currency and terminate funding of terror groups.
Praising the demonetisation move by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said that it was a historic step taken by the visionary leadership of PM Modi. Speaking to press after the economic resolution was approved by the BJP National Executive on the concluding day, Sitharaman said that it took certain a kind of leadership provided by the BJP which puts the country before the party.The minister said that the economic resolution was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The resolution focused mainly on demonetisation. Jaitley went on to explain the details on why demonetisation was a necessary move.  He also spoke on how this demonetisation was different from the previous instance. Sitharaman said that it was the promise made by the BJP in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. She said that primary intention was to contain black money, remove counterfeit currency and to terminate lifeline of terror groups.Addressing the press after the resolution, Sitharaman tried to defend the frequent changes of rules during the 50 days demonetisation exercise. She said that it is a sensitive government and that is why ministers responded on a daily basis on what it was doing to assuage the difficulties bore by the common man.MAJORITY BACKING THE DECISION Hitting out at opposition parties, party spokesperson GVL Narsimhan, sharing the dias with the ministersaid, "Opposition parties which have run a false campaign have realized that public stands with the govt. As a decision this has been hailed as shown by your election surveys. About 85 per cent of the people are backing this decision and they are standing behind it."Appreciating demonetization, Sitharaman said that money which was earlier kept in mattresses are now deposited in banks. She said that the Kisan morcha chief said that demonetization has also stopped wasteful expenditure of people. Detailing on how the present government means business, she said that we have shown how earlier amnesty schemes were flawed and it helped the crooked and mocked the honest tax payers.