NEW DELHI: In a sharp rebuttal to Rahul Gandhi’s post questioning the success of PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ initiative, the BJP on Saturday accused Congress leader of spreading false narratives and undermining the country’s growth.
Gandhi, in a post on ‘X’, had cast doubt on the success of the ‘Make in India’ initiative, stating that PM Modi has “mastered the art of slogans” rather than providing solutions.
Responding to his remarks, BJP leaders, including its national IT head Amit Malviya and others, said that the Congress leader fails to see the transformation as he is too preoccupied with undermining the country’s development.
In his post, Gandhi claimed that India’s manufacturing sector has hit record lows despite the ‘Make in India’ push, alleging that the country is being reduced to a market for others.
Malviya said, “Rahul Gandhi’s narratives are outdated, misinformed, and disconnected from reality. India is building. India is growing. India is leading”. He asserted that India has evolved from being an importer to becoming a global manufacturing powerhouse. Malviya noted that India is now the world’s second-largest mobile phone producer, growing from two manufacturing units in 2014 to over 300 units in 2025.
He further stated that exports have surged to over Rs 3.9 lakh crore, and the value of electronic production has increased dramatically from Rs 18,900 crore in 2014 to Rs 4. 22 lakh crore in 2024–25. Refuting Gandhi’s criticism, Malviya highlighted that mobile phone exports have soared 77-fold, rising from Rs 1,566 crore in 2014–15 to Rs 1.2 lakh crore in 2023–24.
Malviya also pointed out that the Modi government has sanctioned landmark semiconductor projects worth Rs 1.52 lakh crore and projected the overall value of electronic production to reach USD 300 billion by 2026. Following Malviya, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari also responded on X, stating, “Rahul, everyone in India can see the transformation, except you. Maybe because you’re too busy undermining India’s progress to notice it”.
He cited ‘Operation Sindoor’ as a recent and “landmark example” of India’s manufacturing capabilities, highlighting that indigenous drones developed in India successfully destroyed Chinese drones.