Unfazed by the November 8 protest call by the Congress on the first anniversary of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said burning effigies will not deter him from carrying forward the fight against corruption and black money. The Congress cannot scare me by burning my effigies," he said a well-attended poll rally in Kullu. Modi said note ban had disturbed the sleep of Congresmen and their anger has not cooled, alleging they had big bags and garages full of notes which were banned due to his decision. "Had she done note ban when needed, I would not have had to carry out this big task. Pledging his party's support for the overall development of Himachal Pradesh, he said the hill state needs to be freed of 5 Mafias - 'Mining Mafia', 'Forest Mafia', 'Drug Mafia', 'Tender Mafia' and 'Transfer Mafia'.

Source: Economic Times November 05, 2017 12:11 UTC