Modi Govt Drops Major Income Tax Rebate, INDIA Bloc Seeks To Bring Focus On Maha Kumbh Mishap
(MENAFN- Live Mint) The INDIA bloc has often protested against the Income Tax burdens on the middle class, saying the Central government has made a point to take away every single penny from the salaried class while sparing the rich. But even as the Narendra Modi government dropped a major Income Tax rebate in the Union Budget 2025 for the salaried middle class, the Opposition has sought to shift the focus to the Maha Kumbh stampede.
In a major relief to the middle class and salaried citizens, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, February 1, announced there will be no Income Tax payable for incomes up to ₹12 lakh , sparking celebrations.
While it has not commented on the Income Tax rebate by the Modi government, the Opposition bloc has stressed that the Budget 2025 data falls flat when a tragedy that struck Maha Kumbh devotees seeks acknowledgement in terms of numbers and management.
A total of 30 people died as thousands of devotees, jostling for space in a cramped area, climbed over the barricades to move to the other side, triggering a stampede. There are allegations that the death toll of 30 at the Maha Kumbh stampede tragedy is wrong.
'NO DISCUSSION ON MAHA KUMBH MISHAP'
Some INDIA bloc MPs walked out of the Parliament, alleging that there was no discussion on the Maha Kumbh stampede where 30 devotees died, and some said the Budget was to appease Bihar, scheduled to go to polls later this year.
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said there was nothing new in the Budget announcements as she demanded to know the data on the Maha Kumbh stampede.
Dimple Yadav said,“Nothing new was there in the budget. Samajwadi Party demands that govt give the details of all those devotees who lost their lives in Maha Kumbh. We demand the state govt to tell the reason behind the tragedy and also if they'll punish the officers responsible for that.”
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