PM Modi, clearing the air on the BJP’s stand on vai de bet:inheritance tax, said the saffron party’s ideology was clear. “What the Bharatiya Janata Party plans to do is written in our manifesto. How does the thought that we will carry forward their 🌸plan even come to your mind? The ideology of the BJP is clear. We go before the country with our manifesto and works. Please don’t impose their great thoughts on us,” he🌌 told News18, in a reference to Congress leader Sam Pitroda’s recent remarks.
Pitroda, the US-based president of the Congress’s overseas wing, sparked a controversy as he spoke about inheritance tax in the US while delving into the issue of redistribution of wealth. The comments provided fodder to the BJP and saw the Grand Old Party rushing to distance itself from the remarks.Inheritance tax is a tax levied on the total value of money and property of a deceased person before it is distributed to their legal heirs. India, at present, has no such system.The prime minister also shared his views on the Congress manifesto, his vision for the country’s future and the BJP’s electoral strategy. The full interview will go live on News18 channels and digital platforms at 9pm on Monday, April 29.‘WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION AN URBAN NAXAL THOUGHT’
The prime minister, when asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s statement on conducting an X-ray or a social-economic survey that will look at which sections are behind and will redistribute wealth accordingly, termed it an “urban Naxal” thought.‘CONGRESS MANIFESTO CARRIES IMPRINT OF MUSLIM LEAGUE’
Criticising the vai de bet:manifesto of the Grand Old Party, the prime minister asked if the manifest𒁏os of political parties during polls should be a “mere showpiece”.
“I had commented on the manifesto on the first day. After seeing the manifesto, I feel that it has the stamp of the Muslim League. I thought that the media will be shocked. But they just kept saying whatever was presented by the Congress,” PM Modi said. He added: “I waited for 10 days that the evils in the manifesto would be brought out by someone or the other because if it is brought out in an unbiased manner, it is good. Finally, I was forced to bring out these truths.”‘VIBRANT ECONOMY’
Talking about the economic and banking reforms that the government has been able to undertake in the last 10 years, the prime minister said: “We opened 52 crore bank accounts, and I took the biggest advantage of it. I took the trinity of Jan Dhan, mobile and Aadhaar and encouraged Direct Benefit Transfer. A sum of Rs 36 lakh crore — the figure is very big — has gone into people’s accounts [via Direct Benefit Transfer]. This huge financial inclusion has happened in our country [due to opening of accounts]. This is more than the number of accounts that would have opened in the world in a year. There is Jal Jeevan Mission in our country. In India, 3-4 per cent of the villages would get water from taps in their homes, that too in urban localities. Today, tap water has reached 14 crore rural families.”‘BENGALURU: FROM TECH HUB TO TANKER HUB’
Shifting his focus to the BJP’s regional aspirations, PM Modi said the people of Karnataka were regretting electing the Congress.“Our public support has not gone down; in fact, it has increased. But, in such a short time, they still have unresolved issues like the post of chief minister. While the CM has taken oath, it has not been settled who it really is. If you look at the law-and-order situation, there are riots and murders taking place; the economic condition is in a state of complete bankruptcy. The deputy CM is asking for votes for his brother so that he can become chief minister. So everyone is playing games. So far as the BJP is concerned, we are working with team spirit even if my team was defeated.”Taking a dig at the state government’s inability to satiate vai de bet:Karnataka’s thirst, PM Modi said: “Look at Bengaluru, it has played a big role in raising India’s reputation across 🐻the world. Bengaluru used to be known as the tech hub and now, in no time, it has been turned into a tanke🐠r hub. And tankers also have a mafia culture. People are yearning for water.”
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