Finance minister Arun Jaitley. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/MintMumbai: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said demonetisation left Maoists in many parts of India and separatists in Jammu and Kashmir “fund starved”. “Stone pelters used to gather in thousands on the streets of Kashmir before demonetisation was announced, but now not even 25 come together for such agitations,” he said. “After demonetisation, separatists in Jammu and Kashmir and also Maoists in states like Chhattisgarh have become fund starved,” the minister said. Jaitley listed several achievements of the BJP-led government, which had completed three years in power.

Source: Mint August 20, 2017 10:52 UTC