Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath blamed the Congress for the 1947 partition and accused them of consistently dividing the nation along caste, regional, and linguistic lines in response to Sam Pitroda's controversial remarks about people's appearances in different parts of India.Expanding his remarks, he suggested that the Congress party should apologise to the country for what Sam Pitroda said. It shows the dangerous mindset of the Congress party, he added.“Congress is responsible for the partition in 1947, it is responsible for the horrors of partition. Even after the independence, it has committed the sin of dividing the country in the name of caste, region, and language. Sam Pitroda's remark is highly condemnable. Congress party should apologise to the country for the things it is making Sam Pitroda say...This shows the dangerous mindset of Congress. It is highly condemnable”, said Yogi Adityanath.
09 May,2024 03:08 PM IST
Sam Pitroda has quit as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress amid a huge political row over his controversial racist remarks. The decision has been accepted by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The announcement about Mr Pitroda came in a terse post on X from the party's communications-in-charge Jairam Ramesh. For the unversed, Sam Pitroda, in a podcast while describing the diversity of India, had said that the “people in the east look like the Chinese, people in the west look like the Arabs, people in the north look like, maybe, white and people in the south look like Africans.” This remark by Sam Pitroda created a controversial storm all over social media. Big politicians have been bashing Pitroda over his racist remark. PM Modi also slammed Pitroda over his racist slur. Other BJP leaders also came forward to bash Pitroda. Several big politicians from Northeast also called out Sam Pitroda on his racist slur. Watch video.
09 May,2024 01:09 PM IST
While addressing a public gathering in Telangana’s Warangal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a series of attacks on Rahul Gandhi and Sam Pitroda’s racist rant. PM Modi said "I was thinking a lot that Droupadi Murmu who has a very good reputation and is the daughter of Adiwasi family, then why is Congress trying so hard to defeat her but today I got to know the reason. I got to know that there is an uncle in America who is the philosophical guide of 'Shehzada' and just like the third umpire in cricket this 'Shehzada' takes advice from the third umpire. This philosophical uncle said that those who have black skin are from Africa. This means that you are abusing several people of the country based on their skin colour."
08 May,2024 05:12 PM IST
Voting for the Second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections has begun on April 26 and will go on till 6 pm today. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cast her vote in Bengaluru. After casting her vote, she motivated other Indian to come and cast their votes. Sitharaman expressed her satisfaction at the early turnout and emphasized the importance of stable governance, good policies, progress, and development. Sitharaman also shred her views on property tax and inheritance tax. She mentioned that such measures would adversely affect the middle class and aspirational individuals. Watch video to know what more she said
26 April,2024 12:27 PM IST
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath, addressed the media on April 25, unveiling what he believes to be the true mindset of the Congress towards the country and its people. He emphasized that this mindset was evident during the UPA government regime and was further highlighted by Sam Pitroda’s recent remarks on inheritance tax. Yogi Adityanath accused the Congress party of engaging in widespread corruption over the course of 60 years, alleging that they prioritized their political agenda over the nation's welfare. He particularly criticized the idea of inheritance tax, framing it as part of the Congress' agenda to undermine the nation's interests. Watch video.
25 April,2024 01:55 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP, Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a scathing attack on Congress after Sam Pitroda’s ‘inheritance remark and said that Sam Pitroda has done an X-Ray of the Congress manifesto and has categorically elaborated the nefarious design of the Congress party.“Sam Pitroda has done an x-ray of the manifesto of the Congress party and now Rahul Gandhi also can't say anything about this. The things he (Sam Pitroda) has said, he has categorically elaborated the nefarious design of the Congress party,” said Sudhanshu Trivedi.
24 April,2024 08:58 PM IST
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
Prime Minister Modi’s ‘Wealth Redistribution remark’ while targeting Congress’ manifesto, has fumed the opposition. PM Modi’s recent speech in Rajasthan’s Banswara sparked controversy ahead of 2nd phase of Lok Sabha Polls. While attacking Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi countered Congress’ “wealth redistribution” guarantee. On April 22, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi launched a blistering attack on PM Modi’s remarks. Congress was quick to react on PM Modi’s statement and accused him of propagating “hate speech”.
23 April,2024 01:15 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
