Congress leader Sam Pitroda is again in the news for his controversial statements. He described Pakistan as home. They have been in controversy earlier by raising questions on heritage tax, 1984 riots ‘to Hua Hua’ comment and Balakot AIRSRIC.
Sam Pitroda Controversial Statements: Congress leader Sam Pitroda is once again in the headlines due to his controversial statement. He said in an interview, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal look like home to me. Regarding India’s foreign policy, Pitroda said that the focus of our foreign policy should be on its neighbors. We should have friendly relations with our neighbors. I have lived in Pakistan and I feel like my home there. Please tell that Sam Pitroda has given many controversial statements before. Know about some of his statements.
1- Advocacy of inheritance tax in India
In April 2024, Sam Pitroda, while advocating inheritance tax in India, said- Heritage tax is levied in America. If someone has a $ 100 million property, then after his death, 45% gets to his children, while 55% goes to the government’s share. However, Pitroda’s statement was dismissed by the Congress party, describing his personal opinion.
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2- Sikh said on riots- 84 happened ..
Talking about the Sikh riots in the 2019 elections, Sam Pitroda had said- “Now what is 84, talk about what BJP did in five years. 84 happened, what did you do? ”His statement was criticized a lot.
3- Middle class should pay more tax
In an interview just before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Pitroda said- Middle class should fill more tackers, so that minimum income guarantee can be completed for poor families.
4- Opposition of Balakot Aermarks
Sam Pitroda opposed the airplane conducted by the Indian Army in Balakot. He had said, Mumbai was also attacked and our government could also react if wanted, but it was not right.
5- Pakistan’s rescue
Sam Pitroda had said in one of her statements, because of the mistake of some people, we should not put every person in Pakistan in the dock. The Congress party was in trouble on this statement of Pitroda.
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