Mr. Modi is championing self-reliance now. He forgets the entire purpose of planning launched by Nehru in 1950 was self-reliance. It has been the continuing theme for decades. Self-reliance in manufacturing,science & tech, financial resources & self-sufficiency in agriculture.1/n
Mr. Modi and his drum-beaters are now appropriating the self-reliance plank which has been the pillar of India's development strategy. The Prime Minister is a past master at shamelessly stealing ideas and passing them off as some great inspired thought of his own. 2/n
In 1991 too self-reliance was defined as the ability to pay for imports through exports. The point is self-reliance has been at the cornerstone of Indian planning which Mr. Modi has wilfully destroyed. 3/n
The Prime Minister destroyed the self-reliance in our informal sector & MSMEs through notebandi and a badly implemented GST. These ill-fated measures led to a surge in Chinese imports replacing goods previously made in India, destroying the livelihoods of millions of Indians. 4/n
After presiding over unprecedented job loss, Mr. Modi is now dismantling India's core strategic Public Sector Enterprises that have built a self-reliant India. All this through a fire sale to his favourite cronies.
The hypocrisy of the Prime Minister has no limits. n/n
The hypocrisy of the Prime Minister has no limits. n/n
