PM Narendra Modi directs BJP MPs, MLAs to submit bank a/c statements from Nov 8- Dec 31

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asked all the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs and MLAs to submit their bank account statements from November 08-December 31 to party president Amit Shah on January 01, 2017.
The PM’s directive can be seen as a clear message to the party rank and file to lead by example in the government’s big push to cleanse the financial system of the country.
Also, PM Modi seems keen to silence the Opposition, which has been alleging selective leak of information on demonetisation of 500 and 1000 rupee notes.
Addressing a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party, the Prime Minister said now that Race Course Road has been renamed as Lok Kalyan Marg, there is a need to focus on ‘garib kalyan’ (welfare of the poor).
Speaking about the newly launched PM Garib Kalyan Yojana, the PM Modi said that the government will use funds collected under the scheme to provide basic necessities like water, electricity healthcare and education to the poorest of poor.
The PM also said that the government wants to turn India into a cashless society.