PM Modi Explains Why Rajiv Gandhi Ended Inheritance Tax After Indira Gandhi’s Death

PM Modi addressed a rally in Morena, Madhya Pradesh, where voting will take place on May 7. During the rally, he intensified his criticism of the Congress, accusing them of accepting Partition on the basis of religion. He also highlighted Rajiv Gandhi’s abolition of the inheritance tax in 1985 following Indira Gandhi’s death.

PM Modi warned voters that the main Opposition party would impose an inheritance tax, referencing remarks made by a senior Congress leader. He also criticized the Congress’s intention to conduct a caste census, suggesting that it aims to confiscate people’s jewelry and small savings. Accusing the Congress of wanting to bring back the inheritance tax to benefit from the wealth passed on to them, PM Modi urged voters to stand against the potential looting by a Congress-led government.

He further accused the Congress of dividing the country on religious lines and aiming to weaken the reservation system for SCs/STs/OBCs in favor of religious appeasement. PM Modi emphasized the poor’s right to resources and presented himself as a “kaamdar” working for the people, contrasting with Rahul Gandhi as “naamdar.” He alleged that the Congress has conspired to deprive tribals and backward classes of their rights and claimed that the BJP government provides free ration without discrimination.

Attacking the Congress for introducing religion-based quotas, he accused the party of betraying BR Ambedkar’s vision and giving reservation through the backdoor. PM Modi also criticized the Congress for implementing religion-based reservation in Andhra Pradesh and alleged its plan to extend this model countrywide. He pointed out that the Congress attempted to cut a portion of OBC reservation to provide religious-based quotas.

Overall, PM Modi’s speech was characterized by strong criticism of the Congress, focusing on its policies related to inheritance tax, reservation, and religious appeasement.