Daijiworld Media Network - Puttur (SP)

Puttur, Dec 1: "The fact that a hospital at Mangaluru refused to accept huge amount of demonetised currency notes tendered by a central minister gained lot of publicity. However, people have not been told how such a large sum of old currency notes came into the possession of the minister, and what he did with it thereafter," pointed out former state minister and JD(S) leader, K Amarnath Shetty.

He was speaking after inaugurating the meeting of party activists in the town on Wednesday November 30 at the inaugural of the JD(S) block committee office here.

Amarnath Shetty

"A minister in Modi's cabinet brought over ten lac rupees in the form of demonetised currency notes towards payment of hospital bill. How can such ministers be retained by the Prime Minister, who has declared war against black money, in his ministry? Is Modi right in keeping such ministers in his cabinet?" he wanted to know.

JD(S) district president, Muhammed Kunhi Vittal, presided over the meeting. He commented that the local MLA appears to have not realized as to which party she belongs. In spite of being a Congress MLA, mentally she is with the BJP, he felt.

JD(S) district election in-charge, Pravinchandra Jain, state leader, Kanyakumari, JD(S) youth unit district president, Akshit Suvarna, Iqbal Elimale, Ashraf Kallega, P A Raheem Bantwal and Chandra Idpady addressed the gathering. Presidents of different units of the party were present.

JDS local assembly constituency committee president, I C Kailas, welcomed. Ashraf Kotyady proposed vote of thanks. Abdul Rahiman Unik presented the programme. On this occasion, several people reportedly belonging to BJP and Congress joined the JD(S).