New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a swipe at the Congress party, invoking former Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi to highlight the income tax relief announced in Budget 2025, and said that never after independence have those earning up to Rs.12 lakh received such a relief.

On Sunday, presenting the Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that no income tax will be payable on income up to Rs.12 lakh, providing significant relief to taxpayers, especially the middle class.

Modi made the remark while addressing a public rally ahead of Delhi Assembly elections in RK Puram.

"If someone had a salary of Rs.12 lakhs at the time of Jawaharlal Nehru - one-f...