Wading back into the wealth redistribution debate, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a state of panic after seeing the Congress’ “revolutionary” manifesto. In what seemed like a response to BJP attacks, Mr. Gandhi said that he has only spoken about inequality and injustice, and has not spoken of taking any particular action against it.
The Congress also distanced itself from comments by Sam Pitroda, who heads the Indian Overseas Congress, in which he seemed to advocate for an inheritance tax to be levied on the rich.
Speaking at a social justice conclave, Mr. Gandhi said that those who call themselves deshbhakt (patriots) are scared of the ‘X-ray’ of a caste census, but insisted that no force can stop it. Social justice is his life’s mission and not a matter of politics, he added.
