NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to put pictures of lord Ganesha and goddess Lakshmi on currency notes for economic prosperity of the country.
"It is the desire of 13o crore countrymen that there should be picture of Mahatma Gandhi on one side and of Ganesh and Lakshmi on the other side. The country's economy is in a very bad condition. Even after 75 years of Independence, India is counted among the poor nations. There are so many people still poor in our country. Why?" Kejriwal said in his letter to the PM.
While we need to work hard, we also need the blessings of gods to fructify our work. A confluence of right policy, hard work and god's blessings will put our nation on the path of progress, the Delhi CM said in his letter.
It's a wish of 130 crore Indians that there should a picture of Mahatma Gandhi on one side of currency notes and the photos of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi on the other side, he wrote in the letter on Thursday.
"Tremendous support has been received on this issue. There is massive enthusiasm among the people and everyone wants this to be implemented immediately," Kejriwal claimed.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener said in the letter that Indian economy is passing through a very bad phase and India and is listed among developing countries despite 75 years of Independence.
Kejriwal's demand has evoked sharp reactions from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which called it an unsuccessful attempt to hide the "ugly anti-Hindu face" of the AAP in view of upcoming elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
