IT Minister compares demonetisation to labour pain, trolled

Demonetisation has taken India by storm. Every single day, we hear about people succumbing to the heat while standing in the long ATM queues. While the common man is frustrated, the government is still positive about the move by Narendra Modi.

Recently, veteran BJP leader and current Minister of Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad compared the whole move to labour pain. “People will face a little problem. But the pain is like the one that a woman in labour undergoes. Eventually one will experience the joy like one does hearing the first cry of a baby,” said Prasad, supporting the move.

It is not the first time that a minister has found it important to comment on a situation and support it while making ridiculous statements. Twitter however didn’t take it well and while many supported the minister, the rest just went all out and criticized the minister.

While demonetisation is one of the issues Indians are struggling with, politicians continue to come up with foot-and-mouth moments on a regular basis.