New Delhi: Union I&B Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday claimed that Congress and its allies do not want Parliament to function and were shying away from a debate on demonetisation as the poor look at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “messiah” after the decision.

The senior minister said Congress was “rattled” by smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha earlier as it was not interested in a fruitful discussion.

Calling the demonetisation measure a “national project” and massive social mobilisation, the Union I&B minister said people’s lives will be impacted for a “better tomorrow”. The government is concerned over the hardship being faced by masses and taking measures based to ease it.