Dubbing Modi-led BJP government's regime as 'Hallaraj' (one which only creates din), Banerjee told a public meeting here the PM has let loose economic terror with his November 8 announcement to ban high value currency notes.
"Modiji has unleashed economic terror (arthonoitik santrash) by his 'notebandi' and left 10 crore people of the country unemployed," the Trinamool Congress supremo said at the function.
She said with 90 per cent of the remote rural areas of the country beyond banking facility, the demonetisation step only caused untold sufferings for the common people and made the country go back on the economic front.
Ever since the PM's announcement the TMC chief has been one of the most vocal leaders against the demonetisation drive through her statements, rallies and regular tweets.
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