Notice to Infosys after Narayana Murthy held up mirror to Modi govt: Congress

Congress spokesperson Gopal Tiwari said Infosys is the pride of India and treating it in such a manner will only harm the country's image.

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Instead of serving the notice to Infosys, Congress spokesperson Gopal Tiwari said, the Modi Government should take a cue out of what Murthy said and work hard on it. (File Photo)

The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday alleged that Infosy, the IT giant, was served a tax evasion notice of Rs 32,400 crore by the Directorate General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence at the behest of the Modi Government.

”The notice was served to Infosys because its co-founder Narayana Murthy had expressed doubts about India’s ability to compete with China’s manufacturing prowess. He had raised the doubts while speaking at ELCIA Tech Summit 2024. Murthy has said that China has six times the GDP of India and it was audacious to believe that India will be a manufacturing hub,” Congress spokesperson Gopal Tiwari said at a press conference on Tuesday.

”The notice reflects the vendetta of the government. The BJP government doesn’t like its claims being exposed. It wants people who will sing paeans for it all the time. Anyone who criticises or points out the government’s fault either has to go to jail or face tax evasion notices,” he added.

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Tiwari said what Murthy had mentioned was matter-of-fact. ”On one hand, our Prime Minister keeps patting his government about ensuring faster development, on the other hand, the bitter truth is that we are nowhere near China’s GDP or manufacturing prowess. When experts point out such things, the government gets fully exposed,” he said.

Tiwari said Infosys is the pride of India and treating it in such a manner will only harm the country’s image. ”By issuing the notice, the Modi Government has sought to defame an IT giant like Infosys, which is India’s pride and glory. We need to protect Infosys, which provides jobs to thousands of Indians. It will not serve any purpose if we are going to tarnish the image of an esteemed organisation like the Infosys,” Tiwari said.

Instead of serving the notice to Infosys, Tiwari said, the Modi Government should take a cue out of what Murthy said and work hard on it. ”Murthy has shown a mirror to the government, which needs to double its efforts if the nation has to put China in the shadows. If the PM goes and makes speeches about India’s pride progress abroad without addressing the key issues, he will only be making a laughing stock of himself… By issuing notice to Infosys through its vendetta, the BJP government has lowered the nation’s image in the world’s eye,” Tiwari added.

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