Come clean by September 30: PM Modi's stern warning to tax evaders

Modi's stern warning to tax evadersPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday used his ' Mann ki Baat ' radio programme to deliver a stern message - don't evade taxes and come clean by September 30. Modi also used the platform to mount an attack on the Congress to mark the 41st anniversary of the declaration of Emergency.

"In our big cities, when we see some of the houses that are worth crores, there seems to be some discord. Some people make well over 50 lakh rupees a year, but don't declare it. They do this to avoid paying their taxes. I am calling on all of them to come forward and declare their true incomes and pay their taxes by September 30," said PM Modi in the radio address.
"There will be no leniency after that," he added.
Modi also touched upon criticism that his 'Mann ki Baat' programme has been facing, saying such criticism was possible only in a democracy. He then attacked the Congress over the Emergency, calling its declaration the darkest moment for India's democracy. "All the rights of citizens were taken away. The country was turned into a prison. Many political leaders like Jayaprakash Narayan were thrown in jail," he said.
He then said democracy was India's biggest strength and called for it to be strengthened.
PM Modi touched on a number of other topics in his monthly radio address. He expressed pride over the three lady officers who have become the first batch of women fighter pilots.

He expressed pride over the fact that none of them were from the metro cities, or even the capitals of their respective states.He also congratulated ISRO for its achievement of launching 20 satellites in a single stroke, and expressed pride over the SATYABAMASAT and SWAYAM, the microsatellites built by the students of Chennai's Satyabama University and Pune's College of Engineering respectively. He also praised the country's scientific community for its efforts in working towards a better India.