Demonetisation: Amit Shah holds meeting with BJP MPs from South

NEW DELHI: Amid stalemate in Parliament over opposition parties' protest over demonetisation, BJP President Amit Shah tonight held a meeting with party MPs from southern states where they are believed to have discussed the current political situation.

The meeting was held at the residence of Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, who is a Lok Sabha member from Karnataka, and attended by Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Ramesh Jigajinagi and Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa.

BJP MPs of different states usually hold meetings with ministers during the session, a party leader said, adding that it was one such meeting.


However, the meeting, assumes significance as the opposition is attacking the BJP-led NDA government over demonetisation.

The party has asked its members to aggressively counter the opposition's charge and list benefits of demonetisation, which the government has insisted will help curb black money and corruption.