Ex-ISRO scientist credits PM Modi for Chandrayaan-3, says ‘previous govt didn't allocate funds’; Congress responds
The New Indian, Narayanan also reacted to the war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress over PM Modi's announcement to name the touchdown point on the lunar surface as ‘Shiv Shakti’. The grand old party had even accused PM Modi of ‘stealing credit’ for the Chandrayaan-3 mission. “You may not like the PM, it's your problem.
But it is the Prime Minister. Who else will be credited for it? The previous Congress government didn't allocate enough funds to us. They had no faith in ISRO," said the former scientist of the Indian space agency.
This came after the Congress hit out at those ‘unable to digest the contribution’ of Jawaharlal Nehru that led to the setting up of ISRO and asserted that India's first prime minister used to encourage the scientific approach. The grand old party and the BJP have been engaged in a debate over Nehru and other Congress prime ministers' contribution to India's space program with the opposition party highlighting its leaders' efforts while the ruling party asserts that major strides have been made in this sector post-2014. In a post on X on Sunday, Congress general secretary (communications) Jairam Ramesh said, “Nehru used to promote scientific approach.
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