Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami hit out at the Congress Party over the alleged aim to impose inheritance tax in the country and said that the party intends to loot the country and acquire hard-earned personal property of the public.
Former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, Rajiv Kumar, today came heavily on the Sam Pitroda for his remarks on wealth creation. Talking to ANI, Kumar said that Pitroda's remarks are "unfortunate" and warned of their negative impact on the country's entrepreneurs and wealth creators.
Karnataka BJP leader Ganesh Karnik has strongly criticized Sam Pitroda, the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, for advocating a US-like 'inheritance tax' in the country, saying that "he is illiterate."
Coming down heavily on Sam Pitroda, who heads the Congress' overseas chapter, over his alleged advocacy of 'inheritance tax' in the country on the lines of the US, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said the former articulated the ' internal strategy' of the grand old party.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pointed to the changing tone and tenor of the BJP's campaign pitch, ahead of the second phase of polling for the Lok Sabha on April 26, claiming it was a sign that the ruling party at the Centre was unnerved and had sensed defeat.
"Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi both should tell us that this is India, not America. Here mother, father, grandfather and grandmother save their hard-earned money for their children. Congress wants to snatch away that property and distribute it. India's culture, life value
Coming down heavily on the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress, Sam Pitroda, over his advocacy of a US-like inheritance tax in the country; Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Malook Nagar on Wednesday questioned his 'state of mind'.
Refuting Bharatiya Janata Party's claim that Congress aims to impose inheritance tax in the country, party leader Jairam Ramesh said that it was former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi who abolished the Estate Duty in 1985.
National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Sudhanshu Trivedi, on Wednesday addressed a press conference and stepped up his attacks on Sam Pitroda and said that Pitroda has done such an x-ray of the manifesto, that now even Rahul Gandhi cannot say anything.
After the Congress party distanced itself from the remarks made by Sam Pitroda on the inheritance tax, Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Wednesday opposition party can keep thousands of clarifications but their dubious gameplan has been disclosed by Pitroda.