Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asserted that caste and religion have no role when it comes to welfare programs in India. The top official also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was looking to go “beyond caste and religion” while addressing the Mint India Investment Summit and Awards 2024 on Saturday afternoon. The comments come days ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, in which the Modi-led BJP will push for a third term.
“The divisive politics that we hear today…the Prime Minister aims to go beyond the divisive politics of caste and religion. There has not been a single incident of caste or religious bias in delivering welfare programmes, the Finance Minister said during the Mint India Investment Summit and Awards 2024.
The Finance Minister also highlighted the Modi government’s ‘tireless efforts to remove the blemish on India’s economy’ and its global image over the last decade. As Sitharaman said: “It was a canvas where the perception about India had to change, the way we did business had to change.”
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Published: March 30, 2024, 06:22 PM IST
