New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday accused the government of destroying the country's economy by not providing cash assistance to the people and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), terming it as demonetisation 2.0. Taking to Twitter, the former Congress president said, "Government is actively destroying our economy by refusing to give cash support to people and MSMEs. Govt is actively destroying our economy by refusing to give cash support to people and MSMEs. This is Demon 2.0.https://t.co/mWs1e0g3up — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 6, 2020Rahul, who is also an MP from Kerala's Wayanad has been demanding cash aid to the needy and MSMEs, for the past several days. pic.twitter.com/eGXpNL6Zhl — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) June 5, 2020He had termed the lockdown imposed by the government to contain the spread of virus as one that "failed" in achieving its aim and purpose.

Source: Mint June 06, 2020 10:41 UTC