‘Master Of Chunavi Photo-ops’: Congress digs into Prime Minister Modi’s Tejas Sortie
Prime Minister Modi has attacked the Congress for “not doing much” while in power for about 60 years.
Congress vs BJP: On the day, Saturday, November 25, of voting in the state of Rajasthan, there is a playful banter between the BJP and the Congress. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday flew a mission on a Made in India Tejas aircraft, praising India’s indigenous capabilities. The Congress did not miss the opportunity to take a swipe at the Prime Minister as the party said it doesn’t take much for the “master of Chunavi’s photo-ops” to recognize the efforts and efforts made before 2014.
Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India in 2014 and took office for the second time in 2019. Before he took oath for the first time in 2014, the Congress-led UPA was in power at the center, with Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister of India. country from 2004 to 2014.
Prime Minister Modi has attacked the Congress for “not doing much” while in power for about 60 years.
The grand old party got an opportunity to give one back to the Prime Minister after taking a flight on a Tejas aircraft during his visit to Bengaluru and said the experience has boosted his confidence in the country’s indigenous capabilities.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh wrote on Tejas was designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), established in 1984, working with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The design for the Light Combat Aircraft was completed six years later. Operational permission was finally granted in 2011. There are of course a number of other important milestones. It doesn’t take much for the master of ‘chunavi photo ops’ to acknowledge the pre-2014 efforts and endeavors that were essential to claim the honor now.”
Tejas is yet another tribute to our indigenous scientific and technological capabilities that have been decisively built up over the past decades.
Tejas was designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), founded in 1984 and worked…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 25, 2023
Prime Minister Modi flew the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas on Saturday in the backdrop of the Prime Minister’s visit to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s (HAL) facility in Bengaluru in Karnataka. During his visit, he conducted a comprehensive survey of HAL’s manufacturing facility, including the production of Tejas jets. According to reports, the flight lasted almost 45 minutes.
After the ride, he posted on X: “A mission on the Tejas successfully completed. The experience was incredibly enriching, greatly strengthening my confidence in our country’s indigenous capabilities and giving me a renewed sense of pride and optimism about our national potential.”
Successfully completed a mission on the Tejas. The experience was incredibly enriching, greatly strengthening my confidence in our country’s indigenous capabilities and giving me a renewed sense of pride and optimism about our national potential. pic.twitter.com/4aO6Wf9XYO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 25, 2023
“Flying into Tejas today, I can say with immense pride that through our hard work and dedication, we are none other than anyone else in the world in self-reliance. Heartfelt congratulations to the Indian Air Force, DRDO and HAL as well as to all Indians,” he added.