Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, "PM Narender Modi's call today in a public rally to those misusing Jan Dhan accounts to usurp black money is shocking and shameful and is nothing short of Prime Minister encouraging criminals to prosper as honest Indians suffer".
He said, "Prime Minister exhorts those misusing Jan Dhan accounts to usurp money. Honest account holders are penniless. criminals prosper, honest suffer under Modiji."
"Earlier people would say 'money, money, money', now they say 'Modi, Modi, Modi' all day", the Prime Minister said at a public rally in Moradabad today.
"All those who are Jan Dhan account holders, you should not return the money that others have put in your accounts. If you promise to do so, I am working hard on to devise a formula to send all those who deposited their money illegally into your accounts to jail and to ensure the money goes to the poor households," Modi said addressing the public rally.
"Truth is that 26 pc out of Jan Dhan accounts still have under Rs 5. Tragically instead of acting against those who are converting black money, Modiji is promoting illegal criminal activities. Bank accounts of 26 pc honest Jan Dhan account holders are empty.
"130 crore Indians are awaiting deposit of 15 lakh in their accounts. Modiji is shoddily covering up his abject failure to bring back 80 lakh crore of black money stashed abroad and sharing it with ordinary people by diversionary tactics of multiple 'fair and lovely schemes' to convert black money and and a series of 'Jumlas'," he said.
"Time to deliver Modiji for patience of India is running out with everyday theatrics," he said.
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