New Delhi: In an exclusive interview to CNN-News18, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that the problems faced by the people due to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes will be solved within 10 days and attacked the Opposition for creating a hue and cry over the issue.
"Opposition can't digest the fact that PM Modi has taken this historic move to fight black money," Naidu said.
Naidu asserted that the move had to be kept a secret as it was a radical one.
"The move will benefit the poor in the long term," he said.
He also took a jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said that their street protests on Thursday was greeted with chants of Modi.
Ruling out the possibility of a roll back, he attacked Mamata Banerjee and said that the West Bengal Chief Minister's demands of a roll back of the decision is only making her "unpopular".
Putting all the allegations of leaks to rest, Naidu said that this revolutionary step is being praised and lauded by IMF, World Bank and BRICS Bank.
The minister also took a dig at Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for comparing the deaths due to demonetisation with the deaths of soldiers in Uri attack.
"Azad's comparison was atrocious, his comment was atrocious. Is the Congress sympathising with the terrorists or with the nation," he was quoted as saying.
Terming demonetisation as a war against black money and corruption, he said that the government has been preparing for this policy since 2014.
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