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SOME OF THE QUESTIONS
* Do you have any suggestions/ideas or insights you would like to share with PM Narendra Modi
* Do you think black money exists in India?
* Do you think the evil of corruption and black money need to be fought and eliminated?
* What do you think of government's move of banning old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes?
* Do you mind inconvenience faced in our fight to curb corruption, black money, terrorism and counterfeiting of currency?
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OVER 80% DON'T MIND
THE INCONVENIENCE
>> See pg 8
ACTION AGAINST BANK
STAFF FRAUDULENTLY
EXCHANGING NOTES: RBI
>> See pg 7
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As opposition escalated its attack over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday reached out to people directly for feedback by asking the public to convey their views to him via his App by answering a set of questions.
He asked the public to participate in a survey on Narendra Modi App where 10 questions, with various options, have been posed with regard to scrapping of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes.
“I want your first-hand view on the decision taken regarding currency notes. Take part in the survey on the NM App,” he tweeted. The same was tweeted in Hindi too.
The questions included “Do you have any suggestions/ideas or insights you would like to share with PM Narendra Modi.” Some of the other questions asked are: “Do you think black money exists in India? “Do you think the evil of corruption and black money need to be fought and eliminated? “What do you think of government's move of banning old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes? “Do you mind inconvenience faced in our fight to curb corruption, black money, terrorism and counterfeiting of currency?” The Prime Minister's move to gauge the views of the people directly comes at a time when the opposition has escalated its attack on the issue of demonetisation.
Meanwhile, Taking a swipe at political rivals targeting him over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said people in public life are brazenly supporting corruption and black money.
“Values in public life are eroding... I see that people in public life are giving speeches in support of corruption and black money. They are brazenly out in open doing so. In any country, erosion in values is the biggest crisis,” he said.
“Coming generations will not forgive those who are betraying the values,” he said.
He was speaking at the release of a book published in memory of late party veteran Kedarnath Sahni, who was a prominent leader in Jan Sangh and then in BJP in Delhi.
One should be spotless in public life, Modi said, citing Sahni as an example.
There is need to stand against this mindset to compromise with loss in values, he said, adding it is one thing if some people do not have strength to fight it and totally another to carry aloft the “flag of evils”.
He recalled that Sahni gave shelter to numerous Sikh families at his home and mobilised party workers and others to help them during the riots in the wake of Indira Gandhi's assassination.
All are aware of the attitude of the then government, he said targeting the then Congress government, and alleged that “human slaughter” happened at that time and families of Sikhs were butchered.
