New Delhi: Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi dodged a question on ‘middle class’. During a recent video interaction with party workers from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, he ignored a BJP worker’s question about the middle class struggling with the government’s taxation policy.
On December 19, the BJP worked by name Nirmal Kumar Jain asked why the central government was busy collecting all manner of taxes but not providing any relief to the middle class by reducing the Income Tax rates or easing the procedures for securing loans.
While putting his question Jain specifically urged the Prime Minister to take care of the middle class.
Mr. Modi’s reply was: “Thank you, Nirmal ji. You are a trader, so it’s normal that you will talk business. I favour taking care of common people and the common people will be taken care of.”
PM then immediately switched to addressing workers from neighbouring Puducherry by saying: “Chaliye Puducherry ko Vanakam.”
Later, the video clip of the interaction went viral on social media.
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Reacting on media reports on the issue, Congress President Mr. Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to yet again target Mr. Modi for his reluctance to face questions.
“Vanakam Puducherry! That’s NaMo’s answer to the struggling middle class. Forget a press conference he can’t even string together a polling booth worker’s conference. BJP-vetted questions is a superb idea. Consider vetted answers as well,” tweeted Gandhi.
The Congress President has repeatedly questioned Mr. Modi for not holding a press conference since he became the Prime Minister in 2014.
With inputs from IANS