New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday called demonetisation the "biggest scam" and said an "earthquake will happen" if the government allows him to speak in Parliament.
"If they allow me to speak in Parliament, you will see an earthquake will happen," Rahul told reporters adding that the government was running away from a debate in the House.
The Congress vice President said that when he gets a chance to speak about demonetization in the House, "the Prime Minister will not be able to even sit there".
Rahul Gandhi apne bolne ki kshamta ko kuch zyada samajhte hain. Unke aane se bhukamp ka asar Congress me dikhta hai,bahar nahi: Smriti Irani pic.twitter.com/i5kIqGmIL4 — ANI (@ANI_news) December 9, 2016
"The Prime Minister is giving speeches across the country but is afraid of coming to the Lok Sabha and is not willing to sit there," Rahul said and asked what could be the reason for this "nervousness".
"Demonetization is the biggest scam in the history of India.... I want to speak in Lok Sabha. I will tell everything there," he said.
The ruling benches tried to make light of his statement with senior minister Venkaiah Naidu remarking, "I wish the earthquake only happens when everyone is outside Parliament."
Textile Minister Smriti Irani retorted by saying that his speech brings earthquake only within the Congress party and not outside.
Rahul spoke to reporters after his party said in Lok Sabha that it was ready to debate the issue but the government demanded that it should first apologise to the
people of the country for stalling Parliament proceedings for 16 days.
Gandhi said initially the Government spoke about black-money, then moved to counterfeit currency and then again to a cashless society campaign. He said he wanted to present the "voice of people, specially poor, who have suffered due to this move".
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