‘Period Of Buffering Ended With Congress’: Scindia Fires Knowledge Salvo To Counter Kharge On Digital India
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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the Narendra Modi-led authorities on ‘Digital India’, saying it led to “lofty claims and unfulfilled guarantees”
Union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia took a swipe on the Congress by unleashing a string of information. (Picture: News18)
Union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia launched a scathing assault towards the Congress after social gathering president Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the Narendra Modi-led authorities on its 10-year flagship initiative of ‘Digital India’.
Kharge, in a prolonged put up on X, alleged that the central authorities’s “lofty claims of Digital India is marred by” unfulfilled guarantees and false claims, digital exclusion of the marginalised, in addition to weakened privateness and transparency.
Responding to this, Scindia took a swipe at Kharge saying “Bharat’s period of buffering ended with the Congress”. “Bharat’s period of ‘buffering’ ended with the Congress. Underneath the Prime Minister, the nation shifted to 5G,” he mentioned in a put up on X.
The advantageous print of Modi Govt’s lofty claims of ‘Digital India’ is marred by —1⃣Unfulfilled Guarantees & False Claims ????As of twenty sixth June 2025, beneath the BharatNet undertaking, a complete of 6.55 lakh villages had been alleged to be focused for broadband connectivity. Out of those, 4.53… pic.twitter.com/QScjYMtIMs— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) July 1, 2025
“Thanks, Mr Kharge, for yet one more alternative to enlighten you. Every time you will have questioned us prior to now, we have now responded with outcomes. For years, whereas your social gathering provided dial-up guarantees, we constructed and delivered a world class telecom community, UPI, Aadhaar, and BharatNet, on the bottom, and at scale,” he added.
Scindia unleashed a string of information, starting from BSNL’s consecutive revenue after 18 years to connecting over two lakh gram panchayats with broadband, on social media platform X to counter Kharge’s claims.
He urged to the Congress president to go test on the net for telecom scams in India, which is able to present actions associated to the UPA regime whereas the current regime is recognised with management in know-how.
“Mr. @Kharge , let me supply a easy suggestion: strive a fundamental net seek for “telecom scams in India.” What you’ll discover is a listing that includes Congress/UPA-led crony capitalism at its finest!” he mentioned.
He additional mentioned at current when the world seems at India as a worldwide chief in telecom, 5G, and satellite tv for pc connectivity, it’s the Modi authorities that made it potential, not by doing favours, however by doing reforms and “undoing the mess of the Grand Outdated Social gathering”.
“The Congress’ contribution to Digital India has been very clear which is to Rip-off India and forsaking a legacy steeped in kleptocracy and institutionalised corruption,” he added.
WHAT DID KHARGE SAY?
Kharge had alleged that false claims have been made by the Centre citing a number of situations, together with protection of villages geared toward beneath the Bharatnet undertaking, abysmal efficiency of BSNL regardless of a monetary bundle of over Rs 3 lakh crore, rise in cyber crimes, weakening of RTI by Knowledge Safety Regulation in works.
He alleged that as of June 26, 2025, beneath the BharatNet undertaking, a complete of 6.55 lakh villages had been alleged to be focused for broadband connectivity however 4.53 lakh villages, about 65 per cent, are but to be lined.
“The undertaking’s deadline has been revised not less than 8 instances in 11 years,” Kharge mentioned in his put up on X.
He mentioned when the personal gamers are choosing 5G, BSNL has not but accomplished its goal of deploying 1 lakh 4G towers. “Even after receiving three revival packages value over Rs 3 lakh crore — Rs 69,000 crore in 2019, Rs 1.64 lakh crore in 2022, and Rs 89,047 crore in 2023, it nonetheless lags behind personal gamers,” he added.
He additionally mentioned BSNL’s debt rose by 291.7 per cent from Rs 5,948 crore in March 2014 to Rs 23,297 crore in March 2024 and MTNL’s debt elevated by 136.2 per cent, from Rs 14,210 crore to Rs 33,568 crore over the identical interval. He had alleged that “RTI Act introduced by the Congress social gathering is being weakened by bringing a flawed Knowledge Safety Regulation”.
(With PTI inputs)
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