Modi has imposed 'undeclared economic emergency': Mayawati

She said poor people and farmers have been badly hit by high denomination rupee ban decision

Lucknow, Nov 10: Terming demonetisation decision as imposition of "undeclared economic emergency" in the country, BSP supremo Mayawati today alleged that the Modi government was diverting attention of voters in Uttar Pradesh from failures of NDA government.

"Just before UP elections, Modi has realised the problem of black money after remaining in the saddle at the Centre for two-and-a-half years.

Ninety per cent people are unhappy with this decision," she told a press conference here. She said poor people and farmers have been badly hit by high denomination rupee ban decision.

"It (the decision) is not in the interest of the people, it is in self-interest," she said, reminding people of the dark days of Emergency imposed by then Congress government. Had Modi been honest in his approach, he would not have waited for two-and-a-half years to take action against black money, she said.

"It is being said that the decision was taken by Modi after making his party economically strong by helping industrialists and capitalists to harass people.

"Centre has not thought about the poor and the way in which people formed serpentine queues at petrol pumps shows their connivance with the government for earning a quick buck," she said, adding people will punish BJP for this.

PTI