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Local BJP leaders feel that PM Modi’s demonetisation decision will cost party BMC Polls
- by Webdesk
- 12 Nov 2016
A large chunk of local BJP leaders are worries that the latest decision of PM Narendra Modi to demonetise higher denomination notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000, will adversely effect the party’s prospects in the upcoming BMC Elections 2017.
Due to massive chaos which has erupted in Mumbai over the last two days, may alienate Mumbaikars from the party in the run up to the crucial civic polls.
Many of the party leaders were of the view the PM Modi could have carried out this demonetisation in a phased manner, thereby offering a time limit to the citizens to work out their priorities.
“We live in a media-motored age and images linger on for too long in public consciousness. There has been utter confusion in Mumbai after the Prime Minister announced the scrapping of the Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes. Mumbaikars have been put to great inconvenience. There have been serpentine queues outside banks to get new currency notes and to deposit old notes. This may gravely affect the BJP in the BMC Polls.”, said a BJP MLA on Thursday.
“It is true that the general mood of Mumbaikars is upbeat. Common citizens think that demonetising will vastly help weed out corruption and curb black money. But the flip side of the PM’s decision-difficulties which people have to face in their day-to-day life-far outweigh the positive side of the historic decision. If chaos continues to prevail, Mumbaikars may become bitter and this would affect the BJP’s poll prospects,” he said.
“The man on the street-vegetable vendors, vada-paavwallas and those eking out meagre existence-will have to face greater hardship. The middle-class too will have to bear the brunt of the PM’s decision in the weeks to come,” said a senior BJP functionary.
Meanwhile, Saamna, in an uncharacteristically wishy-washy editorial on Thursday, said only time will tell if Modi’s decision will actually help curb black money and end corruption. The Shiv Sena mouthpiece said corruption is a state of mind which needs to be uprooted once and for all.
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