Demonetisation: Shatrughan Sinha blasts mere experts, demands committee of 'real experts'

As the seventh day of the Winter Session of Parliament saw a rancorous Opposition hell-bent on taking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to task for his comments earlier in the day , trouble was brewing elsewhere: BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha’s Twitter account to be precise. Never mind the fact that both Houses of Parliament were adjourned 20 minutes in, Sinha spent more time than that spelling out his thoughts on the microblogging site. He began simply enough:

I have said this before and once again I maintain and reiterate my absolute faith in our PM's sincerity, intention and great initiative.....

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

...to curb the menace of Black Money & Fake Currency which not only hurts the economy but also supports drugs, terror and enemies' designs..

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

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But pleasantries soon went out the window:

However, I have serious concerns about the outcome, fallout & responses of the people of India & the almost united opposition in particular.

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

........It seems our team did not do it's homework properly which is why control measures have been too little and too late......

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

.....All of us are solidly behind our PM in his fight against the curse of Black Money. But what are our experts and advisors doing now?....

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

Poor experts. They just can’t seem to catch a break.

I'm sure many of us have read analysis of noted economist Lawrence Summers, former chief economist of the World Bank & advisor to Obama Govt

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

..who concludes that this exercise has "resulted in chaos & loss of trust" and "without new measures, is unlikely to have lasting benefits."

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

When fake experts are no longer enough, you need real experts:

Don't you think it is high time & right time to form a committee of our real experts and intellectuals like Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha....

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

....under the stewardship of our friend, philosopher & guide L.K.Advaniji & veteran Murli Manohar Joshi to help the Govt.in this hour...

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

But he soon appeared to come to the realisation made famous by ‘President Arnold Schwarzenegger’ in The Simpsons Movie.

And went on to tweet:

I am not an economist & I don't consider myself competent to comment on the short term and long term implications of this exercise....

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

We’re glad he cleared that one up.

.....But I am certainly concerned, like all right thinking Indians......

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

....It is for the intellectuals & experts to ponder over this & advise in the larger & best interest of the people and the nation. Jai Hind.

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 25, 2016

Strong words. Somehow, we were left disappointed that there wasn’t a ‘Khamosh!’ at the end of all that.