The Congress on Wednesday termed the high-profile ‘Make in India’ campaign as a repackaging of what has already been done by the previous UPA regime.
“Modi is turning everything into a personal marketing event. India is not going to make things for the first time. Many of the companies who will be there tomorrow for the showcase event, whether it is the Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Volvo, Mercedes they all are manufacturing cars in India and they are exporting out of India. This is a matter of fact on record,” AICC spokesperson Anand Sharma said.
“If Modi and his Government is trying to convey that they are seriously taking forward the national mission mode initiatives, particularly to simplify these rules and to ensure that the ease of doing business improves then it has to be put in a proper perspective. Similarly, when it comes to manufacturing and also the policies that are in place, what I have gathered so far is that it is just repackaging of what has already been done,” he said. The former Union Minister further said that Modi should stop saying that this was an initiative taken for the first time by his Government.