Nitish Kumar questions benefits of demonetisation, Tejashwi mocks his 'u-turn'

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his "sharp U-turn" after the JDU president questioned benefits of the much-hyped demonetisation move to the common people.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his "sharp U-turn" after the JDU president questioned benefits of the much-hyped demonetisation move to the common people.

NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday mocked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over his "sharp U-turn" after the JDU president questioned benefits of the much-hyped demonetisation move to the common people. Tejashwi Yadav, the former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister tweeted: "He (Nitish Kumar) supported demonetisation but is now questioning it. He is always years behind in understanding the issues, difficulties and demands of common people. Don't be surprised if he calls demonetisation the biggest scam of India."

Our beloved Nitish Chacha took another sharp U-turn..

He supported demonetisation but now questioning it... He is always years behind in understanding the issues, difficulties & demands of common people. Don’t be surprised if he calls demonetisation the biggest scam of India — Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) May 27, 2018

Nitish Kumar had on Saturday surprised not only his alliance parter BJP but his own party leaders when he questioned the benefits of demonetisation. Nitish had alleged that banks did not implement demonetisation in a proper manner, and said people could not receive benefits to the desired extent owing to it. "I had supported note ban. But because of the role played by banks, people could not be benefited to the extent they should have. People deposited huge amounts in scrapped currency and the money was laundered," he said. Nitish had come out in support of the demonetisation measure, when he was in the Grand Alliance comprising the RJD and the Congress.