The political slugfest intensified as BJP MP Yogendra Chandoliya squarely blamed Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi for India trailing China in key sectors. Reacting to Rahul Gandhi’s pointed remarks, he called out decades of Congress mismanagement.
In a detailed Facebook post and subsequent interviews, Chandoliya dissected Nehru’s China policy, from Panchsheel to the humiliating 1962 defeat. Indira’s era, he said, saw economic stagnation amid green revolution gains overshadowed by excess controls.
‘While Deng Xiaoping opened China to the world, Indira tightened the noose on Indian businesses,’ Chandoliya stated, emphasizing lost decades of growth.
Gandhi had flagged issues like border infrastructure and manufacturing gaps. The BJP leader retorted by listing Modi government’s feats: over 100 airports built, semiconductor missions launched, and QUAD alliances strengthened against Chinese expansionism.
This isn’t isolated; BJP often invokes Nehruvian errors in border disputes. Economists agree early policy choices mattered, but praise India’s demographic dividend and reforms as game-changers ahead.
With elections looming, such barbs aim to shape voter memory. Chandoliya’s clip trended, polarizing opinions but reigniting focus on national priorities over partisan jabs.