The Congress on Saturday unveiled a booklet which has a section that indicates former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee did not believe in demonetisation.
The party unveiled the booklet highlighting "failures of the Narendra Modi - led central government in implementing demonetisation".
The heading of the section in the booklet which was printed in red asked: "Vajpayee did not believe in demonetisation?"
In the sub - text, it was written: "In a meeting with the BJP parliamentary party, PM Modi said that the demonetisation policy was required in 1971 but it is being implemented now in 2016. "
"Then why did not former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was a cabinet minister during demonetisation in 1978, re - implement the same during his government between 1998 - 99 and 2004?"
"As Ahmed Patel of the Congress rightly pointed, those in the habit of U - turns must read their histroy before speaking out, " read the text.
The booklet which was named "Arthquake Demonetisation" also termed it "8/11 Attack on India's Economy" on its cover.
The booklet higlighted the hardships caused by demonetisation to the people of the country which had sections with headings like 'Demonetisation, a Modi - made Disaster', 'Demonetisation - biggest scam of India', 'Implementation: Monumental Mismanagement by BJP Govt', 'India Suffering: Jan Virodh, Narendra Modi'.
'Thanks to BJP, Over 115 Deaths and Indian Economy Devastated', 'How does one even measure success or failure', 'Alternatives went unexplored: No work, only drama', 'Goalpost shifted: Modi Sarkar sings new tune', 'Destruction of RBI's Autonomy', 'Another Janardhan greater than Janta Janardhan', 'Modi's ulterior motives and empty promises'.