Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hypocrisy and rebuked him for hogging the limelight at the cost of the scientists...
Digital Desk: Congratulating the ISRO team led by Chairman S Somanath on the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, the Congress on Thursday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of hypocrisy and rebuked him for hogging the limelight at the cost of the scientists.
"The excitement and pride of the #Chandrayaan3 landing will stay with us for a long time. ISRO Chairman Dr. Somanath’s leadership truly created history, and we extend our hearty congratulations to him and his team", Congress general secretary K. C. Venugopal said today in a post on X.
The Congress leader, however, said that the Prime Minister must answer for some of his "hypocrisy."
"You were quick to come on screen and take credit after the landing, but why has your government failed so badly in supporting the scientists and the ISRO?" Venugopal questioned.
"Why did the HEC engineers who worked on Chandrayaan 3 not receive their salaries for the last 17 months?" Venugopal asked.
The Congress leader also questioned Modi about why the budget for such critical missions had been reduced by 32%.
Venugopal praised ISRO scientists for leading a "world-class space research program," but accused Modi of showing "no respect for their talent and hard work."
"To add insult to injury, you stole the spotlight when the moment was about the scientists' achievements," Venugopal slammed the Prime Minister.
