BJP Rajya Sabha member Lahar Singh Siroya
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Bengaluru: Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for claiming credit over Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn’s investment in Karnataka, Rajya Sabha BJP member Lahar Singh Siroya on Saturday demanded a White Paper on companies that ditched Karnataka under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
“Rahul Gandhi and Congress leaders, who were jumping around saying that Indian economy is ‘dead’, are now claiming credit for investment in Karnataka. Can a multinational company invest in India without the union government being involved?” Siroya said in a statement.
Siroya said Rahul and “his minions” had endorsed US president Donald Trump describing India as a ‘dead economy’.
“Now, without batting an eyelid, they claim credit for Foxconn’s investment and job-creation in Karnataka. If the NDA government under Modi had not worked meticulously in the last 12 years to create a positive investment climate, maintain fiscal discipline and a high rate of economic growth, would any multinational company have even considered any investment in India?” the BJP leader said.
“Also, the legacy of Karnataka as a technology hub does not belong to Congress alone. Successive governments from the 1980s have made it their consistent policy to promote technology and nurture engineering talent,” Siroya said.
“Can Siddaramaiah’s government claim any vision other than splitting up castes, promoting Ahinda agenda and creating chaos by promoting urban-Naxals?,” he said.