Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his flagship Make in India initiative through a sharply worded post on X (formerly Twitter) today. In the tweet, Gandhi questioned the efficacy of the scheme, raising concerns about low manufacturing output, rising youth unemployment, and surging imports from China.
“Make in India promised a factory boom. So why is manufacturing at record lows, youth unemployment at record highs, and why have imports from China more than doubled?” wrote Rahul Gandhi.
Calling the Prime Minister a “master of slogans,” Gandhi accused the Modi government of failing to deliver real economic solutions. He noted that since 2014, India’s manufacturing sector has declined to just 14% of the GDP — a stagnation far from the promised industrial transformation.
“Modi ji has mastered the art of slogans, not solutions. Since 2014, manufacturing has fallen to 14% of our economy.”
Citing a personal interaction in Delhi’s Nehru Place, he wrote about meeting two young men — Shivam and Saif — whom he described as “bright, skilled, full of promise,” but denied the opportunity to fulfill it. Their stories, he said, reflect the grim reality facing India's youth.
“The truth is stark: we assemble, we import, but we don’t build. China profits.”
The Congress leader also took a direct jab at the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, a key initiative under the Modi government's industrial policy, claiming it is being “quietly rolled back.”
“With no new ideas, Modi ji has surrendered. Even the much-hyped PLI scheme is now being quietly rolled back.”
Calling for a complete rethinking of India's economic model, Gandhi advocated for empowering local producers with genuine reforms and financial support.
“India needs a fundamental shift - one that empowers lakhs of producers through honest reforms and financial support.”
Ending his post with a stark warning, he said India risks becoming nothing more than a consumer market for other nations if it doesn't act swiftly.
“We must stop being a market for others. If we don’t build here, we’ll keep buying from those who do. The clock is ticking.”
