Rahul Gandhi’s right to privacy should be respected: M M Pallam Raju

Raju was in Bhopal to review preparations for the proposed country-wide agitation of Congress against demonetisation on January 6.He said demonetisation and subsequent occurrences were an evidence of “monumental mismanagement.” “They (BJP) had not even anticipated that ATMs need to be recalibrated. They did it all without any back-up plan,” he maintained.

The former union minister alleged that BJP regime took this step (demonetisation) at the cost of the country as has been pointed out by all the renowned economists. “Country’s financial health has suffered. This would have a long term impact on GDP, FDI, employment and industrial production among others. Perishable commodities are being sold at a loss or being thrown away. “Government needs to take immediate action to alleviate such problems being faced by the poor,” he added.