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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public assembly for Lok Sabha elections (Picture: PTI)
“Shahi parivar’s shehzada had stated a while in the past that extra taxes must be imposed on the center class. Now these individuals have gone one step additional than this. Now, Congress says that it’ll impose Inheritance Tax, it is going to additionally impose tax on the inheritance obtained from mother and father,” PM Modi stated.
“The property you might have collected by your arduous work is not going to be given to your youngsters. The claws of Congress will snatch that too from you. The mantra of Congress is- Congress ki loot zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi. The identical individuals who thought-about your complete Congress Occasion as ancestral property and gave it to their youngsters, are not looking for an bizarre Indian to provide his property to his youngsters,” he added.
This comes after PM Modi accused the Congress occasion of eager to distribute the nation’s wealth amongst “infiltrators” and households with extra youngsters if voted to energy.
“Once they (the Congress) have been in energy, they’d stated Muslims have the primary proper to the wealth of the nation. This implies they’ll distribute this wealth to those that have extra youngsters, to infiltrators. Ought to your hard-earned cash be given to infiltrators? Do you agree with this?” the PM had stated throughout a rally earlier this week in Rajasthan.
He went on to say, “Congress’s manifesto says they’ll take inventory of the gold that moms and daughters have, and can distribute that wealth. Manmohan Singh’s authorities had stated Muslims have the primary proper to wealth. Brothers and sisters, this City Naxal considering is not going to spare even the mangal sutras of my moms and sister.”
The controversy started when Pitroda advocated for implementing a US-style inheritance tax in India throughout an interview with ANI.
Explaining the idea of inheritance tax prevalent in sure American states, Pitroda highlighted that upon a person’s demise, a good portion of their wealth is allotted to the federal government, guaranteeing {that a} portion of the collected wealth advantages the general public welfare.
Contrasting this with the Indian state of affairs, Pitroda identified that presently, there is not any such provision, resulting in heirs inheriting huge fortunes whereas the general public receives no share. He confused the need for public discourse on such points.
This drew vast criticism from the BJP occasion and the COngress occasion additionally distanced themselves from the comment.
In a submit on X, Congress Normal Secretary (Communications), Jairam Ramesh clarified, “Sam Pitroda has been a mentor, buddy, thinker, and information to many internationally, together with me. He has made quite a few, enduring contributions to India’s developments. He’s the President of the Indian Abroad Congress. Pitroda expresses his opinions freely on points he feels strongly about. Certainly, in a democracy, a person is at liberty to debate, categorical, and debate his private views. This doesn’t imply that Pitroda’s views at all times mirror the place of the Indian Nationwide Congress.”
Responding to the criticism, Pitroda stated, “Who stated 55 per cent shall be taken away? Who stated one thing like this must be finished in India? Why are the BJP and the media in panic?”
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra additionally responded to the Prime Minister’s feedback, stating, “When there was battle, Indira Gandhi [her grandmother and former Prime Minister] donated her gold.”
“Meri maa ka mangalsutra is desh par kurban hua hai [My mother’s mangalsutra was sacrificed for this country],” she added, referring to the assassination of her father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
(With company inputs)
First Printed: Apr 24 2024 | 1:11 PM IST
