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Indian PM attacks opposition party for trying to scuttle govt's fight against graft

Xinhua, November 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday made a scathing attack on the country's main opposition Congress party for trying to obstruct the fight against corruption.

"I will never let anyone loot the money that belongs to the poor of India," Modi said at a political rally in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

His remarks came in the wake of the Congress and other opposition parties slamming the Indian government for scrapping currency notes of higher denominations, saying the move was causing massive inconvenience to the people.

However, the prime minister said he was "pained by the inconvenience caused," and assured he was "working tirelessly to help people overcome this."

The demonetization of currency notes of 500 Indian rupees (7.5 U.S. dollars) and 1,000 Indian rupees (15 U.S. dollars) has turned into a nightmare for citizens, with people standing in queues for hours just to withdraw money, which is being rationed till there are enough replacement notes.

Modi has said that the inconvenience would last for a few days, but promised the benefits would be manyfold in the long-term. Endit