Google Searches for 'Inheritance Tax' Surge Following Sam Pitroda's Controversial Remark

The controversial remark made by Congress leader Sam Pitroda on the US Inheritance tax has sparked a national debate in India resulting in an increased curiosity among Indians about the topic.

The Google search interest in ‘Inheritance Law’ has soared to its highest level in the last 25 years after Pitroda’s remark as the exchange of barbs between the Congress and BJP further fuelled the debate.

As per the Google Trends projections, the search volume on the topic ‘Inheritance Tax’ was the highest since 2004 in India on the morning of Thursday.

Similarly, Sam Pitroda, the Indian Overseas Congress head, also piqued the interest of internet users as the search volume around him was the highest in the last 5 years.

For the unversed, Sam Pitroda commented on PM Modi’s ‘redistribute wealth remark’ by stating that the United States (US) has a concept of inheritance tax, which means that 55% of a person’s wealth is handed over to the government and not their children.

While the Congress party, which is attempting to score big in the ongoing Lok Sabha election, quickly distanced itself from Pitroda’s “opinions”, the statement soon turned into a massive political row with PM Modi directly attacking the party for looting people “Zindagi ke saath bhi, Zindagi ke baad bhi.”

Congress also asserted that it has no plans to introduce inheritance tax in the country.

Latching on to his remarks, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi claimed, “Sam Pitroda has elaborated the nefarious design of the Congress. We are a saving-based economy. In India, one generation (of a family) earns by doing hard work. The second generation builds on that, and the third generation gets some comfort.”

“And, the Congress wants to snatch away that happiness and peace from the people with Sam Pitroda talking about imposing a tax on inheritance,” he charged.

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