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Demonetisation caused hardships to farmers: Akhilesh

IANS | Agra | November 27, 2016 7:47 pm

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on
Sunday accused the Centre of messing up the Indian economy and causing
hardships to farmers, labourers and traders by demonetising Rs.500 and Rs.1,000
currency notes.

He said neither corruption nor black money will end
with demonetisation, which will, on the other hand, inconvenience all sections
of society due to lack of planning.

Speaking after launching 25-odd projects in Agra,
the Chief Minister said: “(Prime Minister Narendra) Modi-ji talks of
Digital India and banking through mobile phones, but it is our party (Samajwadi
Party that distributes laptops and have now announced smartphones. Already one
crore people have registered for the devices.”

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Taking a dig at Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and
former Chief Minister Mayawati, Akhilesh said: “The expressway we built is
good enough for fighter planes to land and take off. The one built by her
landed a whole lot of farmers in jails and led to lathi-charges.”

Claiming that his government was firmly committed to
protect the environment, Akhilesh Yadav said the Prime Minister had done nothing
for protecting rivers.

The Chief Minister released a book on Taj Mahal — A
Romance in Verse by Dr Ram Singh — and a coffee table book on the occasion.

A Vision Document ‘Green Path’ listing the green
initiatives of the Samajwadi Party government was also released.

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