Note ban has helped in checking terrorism, naxalism: Rajnath Singh

Justifying demonetisation as a step taken for the betterment of the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said it has helped in checking terrorism and naxalism.

"The decision on note ban has not been taken either for ourselves or for a handful of people but for the entire country so that there is no scope left for corruption," he said at BJP's 'Parivartan rally' at ITI ground here.

"Opposition parties did not allow debate on the issue in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha by creating pandemonium...So we will discuss this issue at public forum and meetings," he said, adding, "those doing work can sometimes make a mistake but this does not mean we have made a mistake."

"Same system will be in place for the poor and rich in the country...Terrorism and naxalism have been checked after note ban," Singh said.

Exhorting Pakistan to stop encouraging terrorism in India, Rajnath Singh said only the cowards take help of terror.

He said terrorism is not a good or bad issue, terrorism is terrorism.

Referring to his Pakistan visit, Singh said that on coming to know about protests there ahead of his visit, he decided to go himself rather than sending anyone else as he thought it was best to discuss deeds of Pakistan on its own soil rather than any other land.