“You ruled our country for 200 years. And we are just staying here contributing towards the development of your country. And you say that you are having problems because of us Indians.” This is a statement made by a child of Indian origin in a small argument with a British child. Though it’s a small incident, we can go deeper into it and discuss the current scenario in UK. There is no denying the fact that the NRIs Community is an impactful community in UK. Many NRIs have occupied prominent positions in that country.But some recent incidents may sometimes create confusions. Lord Raj Bagri, a British politician of Indian-origin has recently resigned from the House of Lords and declared himself as non-domicile. As per the law of UK, only the people who pay tax to the government as domicile can be selected to the parliament. This step of Raj Baagri has indicated that he just resigned for the tax purposes.May people who migrated to UK from other countries have started declaring themselves as 'non-domicile' to save tax. Then, they need not pay tax on the income that they earn outside UK. Is it right for the people of Indian origin to declare themselves as non-domicile even after staying there for generations just to save tax? Will it not have an impact on the lives of Indians living in Uk ?
i strongly believe that a tree must love the ground on which it stands! no matter they are Indians or Africans, people must respect and be loyal to the place they live in. Indians pay taxes to the government and in return we get many benefits from government, may they be in the shape of subsidized ration and LPG, express ways, well-maintained roads, public utilities or government services. if you are living in UK, you enjoy the roads, services and aids that are provided by the government of Britain. so why shuldn't they contribute to the taxes in UK if they dont deny using public services?
