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Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader, rebuts BJP's accusations concerning the Congress manifesto's alleged wealth redistribution and inheritance tax proposals. Tharoor, speaking exclusively to NDTV, dismisses the claims as unfounded, asserting that the BJP is misconstruing the manifesto without comprehending its contents. He refutes the notion of economic redistribution or an inheritance tax being mentioned in the document, highlighting his role in the manifesto committee and emphasizing the absence of such phrases.
Regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertions about the manifesto, including claims of conducting X-Rays of people's homes and wealth redistribution, Tharoor labels them as fabrications. He clarifies that Rahul Gandhi's reference to an X-Ray pertains to socio-economic caste Census aimed at understanding the country's socio-economic dynamics. Tharoor emphasizes that BJP's attempts to attribute imaginary prescriptions of wealth redistribution to the Congress are baseless. Additionally, he addresses BJP's rhetoric on religious quotas, asserting that the manifesto does not advocate religious quotas at the national level. Tharoor concludes by debunking BJP's claims of Congress's intention to contesting 400 seats to change the Constitution, arguing that such a vast majority isn't necessary for consensus-driven constitutional amendments.