Centre’s tax structure designed to loot poor, Rahul says in Jharkhand
Rahul claims that STs, SCs, and OBCs constitute 90 per cent of India’s population, but they are not represented in government institutions
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, addressing a rally in Jharkhand, has claimed that the BJP-led central government’s tax structure has been designed to “loot the poor”.
“The Indian tax structure is to loot the poor. [Gautam] Adani pays taxes equivalent to you. Dharavi land, worth Rs 1 lakh crore, is being handed over to him,” Rahul alleged while addressing the rally in Dhanbad on Saturday (November 9).
He also took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “PM Modi travels in seaplanes, goes inside the sea, but the poor and women bear the brunt of price rise,” Rahul claimed.
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He further claimed that Scheduled Tribes (STs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) constitute 90 per cent of India’s population, but they are not represented in government institutions.
“We will give to the poor funds equivalent to debt of capitalists waived by PM Modi,” said Rahul.
The Jharkhand Assembly elections are due to be held in two phases, on November 13 and 20. Counting will be held on November 23.
(With agency inputs)