Daijiworld Media Network-Bengaluru (RJP)

Bengaluru, Jan 5: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a good orator. But he cannot solve misery of people by his oratory skills,” former prime minister and JD(S) national president H D Deve Gowda said on Wednesday here.

Gowda was speaking to reporters referring to the problems faced by common people after demonetisation came into effect.

“Centre’s failure to implement demonetisation scheme properly has caused a lot of inconvenience to people. The Reserve Bank of India has issued more than 60 circulars repeatedly modifying rules related to the scheme. People are struggling to withdraw their own money from banks even 50 days after the scheme was announced. This shows that the government has failed to implement the scheme,” he added.

“I had initially welcomed the scheme. But it has now been proved that there was no planning on the part of the government for implementation. I am disappointed with Modi’s December 31 address to the nation,” Gowda said.

Gowda also charged the central government with misusing the CBI and suggested TMC leader Mamata Banerjee to take legal recourse over the arrest of her party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay.