Congress pursuing "politics of lies": BJP

The BJP said today the Congress' opposition to demonetisation was understandable as "corrupt policies" of its government militated against a transparent economy now being pursued by the Modi dispensation.
BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao also hit out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of the GST, saying his stand "reeks of hypocrisy and doublespeak" as his party had claimed that the new tax regime was its brainchild.
He also accused the Congress of pursuing "politics of lies", saying it is committing a "fraud" on people as its state governments were a party to every single decision taken at the GST council.

"Does the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress have no control over the state governments it presides over. Politics of lies cannot take him far and we will expose it on every public platform," he said.
As Gandhi hit out at the government over the GST and demonetisation, and his party leaders met to chalk out plans to observe November 8, the first anniversary of the note ban announcement, as 'black day', Rao alleged that Congress leaders were fond of black money.
"It is understandable that the Congress did not like demonetisation as its corrupt policies when in power would directly militate against a transparent economic regime.

"A shady parallel economy mired in opaqueness was a legacy that the Congress left as a part of its economic policy construct. For such a party a clean transparent economy where tax compliance is a norm is an anathema," Rao said.