Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda’s remark that the inheritance tax in the US was an idea that could be debated and discussed in India too snowballed into a controversy with the BJP stating that the Congress would redistribute the wealth of Indians if it was voted to power.
For the first time Nyay Patra, the Congress manifesto has made social justice a serious issue of the election by promising nationwide caste census and removal of 50 per cent Supreme Court cap on reservations.
India News: Chidambaram criticizes PM Modi for distorting the Congress manifesto, focusing on tax transparency, stable personal income tax rates, MSME tax relief,
In an interview to The Indian Express, Reventh Reddy alleged that while Rahul wanted to distribute the government's wealth to the poor, the BJP was giving it to its “corporate friends”.