Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, while saying that the government`s “Chinese guarantee” has no expiry date, targeted the Modi government on Thursday. Kharge highlighted the reports of Chinese engineers exiting from a manufacturing plant in India and China placing restrictions on the export of rare earth magnets.
Congress President, while lashing out at the Modi government, also questioned the government`s silence on Chinese restrictions on the supply of speciality fertilisers.
Kharge, while posting on the social media platform X, said, “Narendra Modi ji, According to reports, China has withdrawn its officials from India`s manufacturing sector. Is it not true that the Modi government, which has completely failed on `Make in India` and `Atmanirbhar Bharat`, had forgotten Doklam and Galwan and rolled out the `red carpet` for Chinese companies and made it easier to issue visas to Chinese citizens so that they could benefit from the PLI scheme?”
While asking the question to the Prime Minister in Hindi on his X post, he was apparently referring to reports of Chinese engineers exiting Foxconn`s iPhone plant in south India.
Claiming that China has imposed strict restrictions on the export of rare earth magnets and minerals to India, which are extremely essential for automobiles, EVs, defence and high-security currency printing, he further asserted that, “Is it not true that the Modi government is not taking any action on this and the Chinese officials have not even given official appointment or consent to the delegation of the Indian Automobile Industry?”
Noting that China has stopped exporting speciality fertilisers to India in the last two months while continuing to supply to other countries, he said India imports 80 per cent of speciality fertilisers from China, and these are important for increasing the yield of fruits, vegetables and other profitable crops.
The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha further asked, “Will this not harm our crores of farmers, who are already facing a crisis of urea and DAP fertilisers?”
Alleging that the BJP government has been off the track when it comes to the Indian government`s China policy, the Congress president said, “Your government`s `Chinese guarantee` has no expiry date. You gave a `clean chit` to China five years ago, after the sacrifice of 20 brave soldiers of Galwan. Today China is taking full advantage of it, and it seems that we are watching helplessly.”
(With PTI Inputs)