How can India land on Moon and still have manual scavenging: Karti Chidambaram
Moon still have manual scavenging, Congress MP Karti Chidambaram said on Thursday as he participated in a debate on the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission, adding that it is important to maintain scientific temper in the country. The Congress MP said people often confuse between faith and spiritualism, and while spiritualism and science can be questioned, faith cannot be questioned.
«It is very important we maintain scientific temper of India which has been showcased by ISRO,» he said.
He also said it is «baffling» that while India is landing on the Moon, the country still has issues such as manual scavenging and potholes.
«It is actually baffling...how can we as a nation are able to land in the unchartered part of the Moon and still have manual scavenging at the same time?» he said.
«How can we be launching satellites for everybody else but can't manage roads in monsoon.
How can we have this contrast? There is something seriously wrong in our society if we can't leverage the scientific advancements we are making,» he said.
«I completely understand our heritage and history has been very closely associated with science and with astronomy. We need to do research, test and go back to our roots to find out where did we lose this science which we had,» he added.
Chidambaram also urged the government to institute fellowships and scholarships to enable more and more students from government schools to join ISRO.
Chandrayaan-3 touched down on the lunar south pole on August 23, propelling India to an exclusive club of four and making it the first country to land on the uncharted surface.
BJP MP Jayant Sinha, meanwhile, contended that science and 'sanskar' (culture) go together for Indians, and there is no contradiction.
«If we have
