PM Modi Reiterates Jibe on Wealth Redistribution

Controversy continues to rage following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks regarding the Congress party’s wealth redistribution promise. Despite the Congress lodging a complaint with the Election Commission of India (SECI) over the Prime Minister’s assertion that the party aims to redistribute wealth among Muslims, Modi shows no signs of relenting. In fact, he is intensifying his criticism of the Congress on this matter while speaking at his rallies on Wednesday.

On Monday, the Prime Minister returned to Rajasthan, just two days after first addressing the issue in the same state.

PM Modi stated that he had put some truths before the nation during a 90-second segment of his speech in Rajasthan, leading to a stir within the Congress.

The Prime Minister reiterated that the Congress aims to seize property from the people and distribute it among their “khaas log.” He referred to this as the Congress’ hidden agenda, exposing it as vote bank politics.

While the Congress and its leaders claim that their manifesto does not mention the “Wealth Redistribution Survey,” the BJP is pointing to a video of Rahul Gandhi’s speech on April 6, where he made a similar statement at the manifesto launch event. The Prime Minister is now referencing Gandhi’s statement, asserting that their ‘neta‘ publicly declared their intention to redistribute wealth during a speech.

Modi further escalated his attack by bringing the reservation issue, alleging that the Congress had previously pursued Muslim reservation, casting doubt on their intentions. He claimed that between 2004 and 2010, the Congress in Andhra Pradesh made several attempts to implement reservation for Muslims as a pilot project, with plans for nationwide implementation. “But the Supreme Court did not permit it,” he added.

Taking a jibe, Modi asserted that the Congress intends to give reservation to their “khaas jamaat“, which he said was unconstitutional as it involved reducing SC-ST reservation while allocating a portion to Muslims, benefitting them unfairly.

The Prime Minister emphasised that reservation for backward communities would not be abolished nor redistributed based on religion. He said that this was his promise from an open stage.

The controversy surrounding the ‘Wealth Redistribution’ initiative continues to escalate, as senior BJP leaders like Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath demand clarity from the Congress regarding the proposed exercise and the nature of the promised ‘financial and institutional survey’ mentioned by Rahul Gandhi.