RAE BARELI, May 19 -- Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that demonetisation was done to snatch away the savings women kept at home and to damage small industries and traders.

"You must remember Narendra Modi had said before demonetisation that black money would return to the country. But I want to ask, did you ever see black money coming back?" Gandhi asked a gathering of around 250 women at the first Mahila Samwad, held at the Lalganj guest house, since the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, linked to the implementation of women's reservation and delimitation, was defeated in the Lok Sabha last month.

"Nahi mila na (You did not get it?). So why was demonetisation done? I will tell you. Women save mone...