The BJP President Amit Shah today asserted that it has snatched the pro-poor plank of Congress and other parties claiming that the poor is now backing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Delivering inaugural address at the two day party National Executive meeting in New Delhi, he targeted the opposition parties for criticising the demonetisation saying they used to earlier question what the government has done against black money and now they are questioning the government.

Accusing that the opposition parties have now been exposed, Shah said the outcomes of the demonetisation are now visible. Claiming that it has badly hit the black money, fake currency, terror funding, naxal activities and drug dealers, he pointed out that the people of the country have hailed this historic decision.

BJP chief said that the note ban decision would result in more revenues that will be spent on pro-poor welfare measures. He also mentioned that the surgical strikes carried out by the Army across the LoC were recognised across the world and it reflects government’s intention towards zero tolerance against terrorism. He expressed concern for doing politics by some opposition parties on surgical strikes.

In its political resolution, the national executive has congratulated the Prime Minister for the transformative initiatives in 2016 that have ushered in a new light in the lives of the poor and the downtrodden

The BJP President also appealed to all the political parties to think of holding Lok Sabha and States Assembly polls simultaneously. He said, the party has also constituted a committee to submit a report in this regard.

The political resolution extending its full support to Prime Minister’s initiative in the electoral reforms arena by calling for simultaneous polls to central and state legislatures. It opined that such a move together with several other important reforms would pave way for cleaner and healthier electoral practices in the country.