Amarjeet Kaur, general secretary, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of aiding the interests of businessmen Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani while ignoring the plight of the poor and the common man in the country.
“The wealth from the poor people is flowing outward and reaching the pockets of Adanis and Ambanis. The result is that inequality is on the rise,” said Ms. Kaur during her inaugural address at the delegates’ meet held as part of the State conference of the trade union here on Wednesday.
Stating that the country’s public sector was under attack, Ms. Kaur saidu natural resources and national assets have been put on sale. “Mr. Modi is helping his closest friends among the corporates – Adani and Ambani. The 1% of the top rich billionaires and millionaires in the country are in control of the 30% of the total wealth of the country. And for the bottom 50%, which is about 70 crore Indians, their share is only 3%,” she said.
