Narendra Modi is indeed a problem for the Congress Party. It is precisely for this reason that the Congress/UPA has used every method, fair or foul to counter him. They are still at sea how to deal with him.
The media campaign engineered against him did not cut much ice. The SIT constituted by the Supreme Court gave a favourable report. The Judge, dealing with the case, accepted the SIT report. Despite bending backwards the CBI could not find a shred of evidence against him. The Congress Party’s hopes that Narendra Modi would be isolated politically have been dashed. Besides political allies, his popularity amongst the people has reached an unprecedented level.
The UPA government has now invented a new curious method, which it hopes can tackle him. Absurd that it may sound, they now propose to tax Modi’s rallies. Considering the mammoth crowds who gather to listen to Narendra Modi all over the country, this can be Finance Minister’s faint hope of augmenting his otherwise depleting revenue.