Talking about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “wealth distribution” remark, Chairman of Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda on April 24 explained that when Congress talks about redistributing wealth, it means new policies and new programs that are in the interest of the people and not in the interest of super-rich only. "...In America, there is an inheritance tax. If one has $100 million worth of wealth and when he dies he can only transfer probably 45% to his children, 55% is grabbed by the government. That's an interesting law. It says you in your generation, made wealth and you are leaving now, you must leave your wealth for the public, not all of it, half of it, which to me sounds fair. In India, you don't have that. If somebody is worth 10 billion and he dies, his children get 10 billion and the public gets nothing...So these are the kind of issues people will have to debate and discuss. I don't know what the conclusion would be at the end of the day but when we talk about redistributing wealth, we are talking about new policies and new programs that are in the interest of the people and not in the interest of super-rich only," said Sam Pitroda.
24 April,2024 08:50 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched an all-out attack on the Congress over Sam Pitroda’s ‘inheritance tax’ remark. CM Yogi Adityanath accused the Congress government rule for decades of giving benefits selectively. CM Yogi alleged that Congress and INDIA bloc want to take back the country to the times of terrorism and appeasement politics.
24 April,2024 08:27 PM IST
At a public event in Surguja, Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacted to Sam Pitroda's remarks about "inheritance tax." Modi stated, "The advisor to the royal family's prince and the prince's father said that more taxes should be levied on the middle class. But now, the Congress has taken it a step further by proposing an inheritance tax. They want to tax what you inherit from your parents. The property you've earned through your hard work may not go to your children because Congress could take it away. Congress will increase taxes while you're alive and, once you're gone, burden you with inheritance taxes. Those who treated the Congress party as their family property and passed it down to their children now want to deny Indians the same right to pass on their property to their children," explained Prime Minister Modi.
24 April,2024 03:34 PM IST
BJP National President JP Nadda and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi visited the residence of Congress corporator Niranjan Hiremath in Hubbali on April 21. The Congress corporator’s daughter Neha Hiremathn (23) was stabbed to death by her college friend on April 18. Neha Hiremath’s parents expressed grief for the loss as the BJP leaders assured them justice. JP Nadda and Pralhad Joshi along with the family members paid respect to the late Neha Hiremath as they showered flowers on her picture. "This is a shocking incident and we condemn it... This murder is an attack on humanity. CM Siddaramaiah's & Home Minister G Parameshwara's statements on this incident are objectionable. Their statements dilute the investigation. The people of Karnataka will not spare the current govt for appeasement politics...State govt should hand over the case to CBI if State Police is incapable of carrying out a probe. Hiremath has also demanded a CBI inquiry into the incident as he has less faith in the State police," said JP Nadda.
22 April,2024 04:53 PM IST
The campaigning for the Lok Sabha Elections are going on in full swing. Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu president K Annamalai held a roadshow in support of party’s Bangalore South candidate Tejasvi Surya in Bengaluru on April 21. The roadshow witnessed massive participation from party workers carrying BJP flags. K Annamalai made a big statement saying that Congress has become desperate because for Congress Karnataka is like ATM. Notably, Polling for Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha seats will be held in two phases, on April 27 and May 14. Watch video
22 April,2024 04:13 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai cast vote in Karur on April 19. He showed his inked finger after casting the vote. Voting is underway for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on April 19. Polling for Phase-I is being held in 102 constituencies, across 17 States and 4 UTs. 1st phase of the Elections has the highest number of parliamentary constituencies among all phases. Over 18 lakh Polling officials will welcome over 16.63 crore voters across 1.87 lakh polling stations. Voters include 8.4 crore Males; 8.23 crore Females and 11,371 Third gender electors. 35.67 lakh first-time voters are registered to cast their votes.
19 April,2024 11:25 AM IST
Congress sitting MP and candidate Rahul Gandhi conducted a roadshow in Wayanad - his constituency before filing his nomination on April 03. His sister and party's general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also accompanied him throughout the Roadshow He was also accompanied by AICC general secretaries KC Venugopal and Deepa Das, AICC in-charge of the National Students' Union of India Kanhaiya Kumar as well as Leader of Opposition in the state assembly VD Satheesan and KPCC acting president M M Hassan. Rahul Gandhi received a nice welcome in his constituency with thousands of people out on the streets holding placards, banners and party flag as they cheered for their leader. Watch video for more.
03 April,2024 02:54 PM IST
On the India-Maldives row that soured the relations between two nations, former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed has voiced significant concerns regarding the ramifications of India's boycott call on the Maldives, particularly in the context of tourism. Nasheed, currently in India, conveyed apologies on behalf of the Maldivian people and emphasised their wish for Indian tourists to continue visiting the country. Nasheed highlighted the impact of the boycott on the Maldives, stating, "It has impacted the Maldives a lot, and I am actually here in India. I'm very worried about this. I want to say the people of the Maldives are sorry, we are sorry that this has happened. We want Indian people to come on their holidays to the Maldives, and there will not be any change in our hospitality."
09 March,2024 01:12 PM IST
PM Modi addressed the public gathering in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur on February 27. While addressing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the State BJP President K Annamalai efforts for ‘En Mann En Makkal Yatra’ and said that Annamalai spread the Mantra of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas to every house in Tamil Nadu. Through En Mann En Makkal which means My Land, My People in Hindi, Annamalai will be collecting complaints from people during his roadshow across the state to be flagged off by Union Minister and former BJP national president Amit Shah on July 28 from Rameswaram. Watch video for more.
28 February,2024 11:24 AM IST
Union Minister Subhas Sarkar on Feb 20 said that Bengal people want presidential rule in the state amid the Sandeshkhali violence. Subhas Sarkar said, “People in West Bengal wants Presidential rule to be implemented in the state. NCW chief Rekha Sharma also suggested the same. He (Suvendu Adhikari) should have gone that’s why he went. No one is being allowed to go there. There is no democracy in the state.”
21 February,2024 06:06 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
