Demonetisation rattled terrorists: Radha Mohan

Tribune News Service

Mussoorie, November 27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown courage to discontinue currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000. The move has rattle terrorists and black money hoarders. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said this after laying foundation stones for two welcome gates, to be constructed in the memory of martyred Army soldiers, at Jakhan and Nevada in Dehradun today. The area falls in the Mussoorie Assembly segment.

After construction, the gates will be named after Army soldier Sandeep Rawat, who sacrificed his life during an encounter with terrorists in the Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir, and Chetan Thapa, who attained martyrdom in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir.

Radha Mohan Singh paid floral tributes to the martyred soldiers.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working towards making India a strong nation. “Narendra Modi is working towards providing better techniques and facilities to soldiers at the borders. He is the first Prime Minister to have implemented One Rank, One Pension (OROP) for the armed forces personnel,” he added.

He praised Modi for the demonetisation move. “Narendra Modi has shown the courage to withdraw the old currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500, that account for 86 per cent of the currency, in one go. It has broken the spine of Pakistan’s ISI that works towards destabilising our economy by introducing fake notes. Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir are on the back foot and the Naxals, supported by Maoist cadre, are also in deep shock,” he said.

Radha Mohan said the demonetisation move was also an attack on corruption and black money hoarders, and such an exercise would benefit the poor and honest citizens. He said black money hoarders sill have a chance to avail the opportunity of declaring their wealth through Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Kosh and Kisan Kalyan Kosh wherein their 50 per cent money would be utilised for the benefit of the nation.

Lt Gen OP Kaushik (retd) said it was a great moment to see soldiers being honoured on such occasion. He lauded Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi’s move to construct two gates in the memory the martyrs.

Joshi presented a shawl and a memento to Radha Mohan Singh. He also felicitated Padmendar Bisht, representative of the Hansa Foundation, for contributing in the construction of the gates. Family members of the martyred soldiers were also felicitated.