Demonetisation has failed: Yashwant Sinha

Patna Nov 10 (IANS) Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday rubbished Prime Minister Narendra Modi s claim that demonetisation was successful saying that the exercise had actually failed.

"Notebandi has failed as its objective was not fulfilled. There is no black money return " Sinha said adding that 99 per cent of the currency had returned.

"But as usual the Central government has been taking help of lies to prove that it was a success " he said at a function here organised by rebel Janata Dal-United leader Uday Narayan Choudhary.

Accusing the Modi government of not being serious about fighting corruption he asked why has a probe not been ordered into the business dealings of Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah s son Jay Shah.

--IANS
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