New Delhi: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress termed him “grasp of chunavi photo-ops” after he took a sortie on a Tejas plane throughout his go to to Bengaluru on Saturday. Accusing the previous of not giving credit score to the earlier Congress-led authorities on the Centre for pushing the event of the sunshine fight plane, Congress chief Jairam Ramesh stated it doesn’t price a lot to acknowledge the efforts and endeavours earlier than 2014.
Taking to X, Jairam Ramesh wrote, “Tejas is yet one more tribute to our indigenous scientific and technological capability and functionality that has been constructed up resolutely over the many years.”
Tejas is yet one more tribute to our indigenous scientific and technological capability and functionality that has been constructed up resolutely over the many years.
Tejas has been designed by the Aeronautical Growth Company(ADA) that was established in 1984 and that labored…
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 25, 2023
The Congress chief additional identified that Tejas was designed by the Aeronautical Growth Company (ADA) which was established in 1984 and labored collaboratively with the Hindustan Aeronautics Restricted (HAL), Nationwide Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), the Indian Air Drive and the Indian Navy. The design for the Gentle Fight Plane was finalised six years later and the operational clearance was granted lastly in 2011.
“It does not price the grasp of ‘chunavi photo-ops’ a lot to acknowledge the efforts and endeavours previous to 2014 that have been important to his claiming credit score now,” Jairam Ramesh additional wrote.
Notably, after taking a sortie on a Tejas plane, PM Modi stated the expertise boosted his confidence within the nation’s indigenous capabilities.
Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “Efficiently accomplished a sortie on the Tejas. The expertise was extremely enriching, considerably bolstering my confidence in our nation’s indigenous capabilities, and leaving me with a renewed sense of pleasure and optimism about our nationwide potential.”
Efficiently accomplished a sortie on the Tejas. The expertise was extremely enriching, considerably bolstering my confidence in our nation’s indigenous capabilities, and leaving me with a renewed sense of pleasure and optimism about our nationwide potential. pic.twitter.com/4aO6Wf9XYO
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 25, 2023
“Flying in Tejas as we speak, I can say with immense pleasure that on account of our laborious work and dedication, we’re at least anybody on the earth within the subject of self-reliance. Heartiest congratulations to the Indian Air Drive, DRDO and HAL in addition to all Indians,” he added.