Goa legislator slams govt over demonetisation of notes

Close on the heels of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticising the government's decision to demonetise currency notes, Goa MLA Vijai Sardesai today dubbed it as "surgical strike against country's poor and middle class families".
"The demonetisation has put our country in social and financial chaos. It's an unprecedented move which more seems to be surgical strike against poor and middle class of the country and not against the black money hoarders," Sardesai, an independent legislator from Fatorda constituency and mentor of Goa Forward party, told PTI today.
Supporting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Benerjee's demand to rescind the decision of demonetisation, he said, "She is a forthright leader who minces no words in condemning the wrong decisions."

The 46-year-old Independent legislator claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured to bring back the money stashed abroad.
"But this move aims at targeting the poor people whose money would now be labelled as black money," he said.
The legislator said the decision has put the country in a chaotic situation.
"India has become an unpredictable nation under the leadership of Modi. The decision of demonetisation is arbitrary and smells of dictatorial bias," Sardesai said.
"Don't be surprised if Modi announces that notes of Rs 100 are withdrawn from immediate effect in near future," he added.