New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The INDIA bloc has often protested against the Income Tax burdens on the middle class, saying the Central government has made a point to take away every single penny from the salaried class while the rich are being spared. But even as the Narendra Modi government dropped major Income Tax rebate in the Union Budget 2025 for salaried middle-class, the Opposition has sought to bring the focus on the Maha Kumbh stampede.

In a major relief to the middle-class and salaried citizens, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, February 1, announced that there will be no Income Tax payable for incomes up to Rs.12 lakh, erupting celebrations.

While it has not commented on the Income Tax rebate by the Modi government, the ...