Income tax won't be raised to fund NYAY scheme, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party's manifesto was an expression of the people of India and ruled out burdening the middle class to fund the anti-poverty scheme Nyunatam Aay Yojana (Nyay).
 
The opposition party has said that if voted to power, it will give Rs 72,000 per year as minimum income to poor families, benefiting around 25 crore people, a move Gandhi has termed a 'surgical strike' on poverty.
 
Interacting with students in Pune, Gandhi said the manifesto has been prepared after consultations with all stakeholders. "The middle class will not be taxed and income