Copying Gujarat’s initiatives and selling them as your ideas doesn’t show your smartness: Rupani to Rahul Gandhi
July 25, 2020
Gandhinagar: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in reference to an article on BJP ruled Himachal Pradesh government’s ongoing survey to select ‘One district, One product’, today tweeted self-boasting claiming that this was a good idea and he had suggested it some time back.
This is a good idea. I had suggested it some time back.
Its implementation will need a complete change of mindset.https://t.co/SFqgkmcwR2
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 25, 2020
Reacting to this, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani tweeted then Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel’s year 2016 tweet in which she had mentioned her government’s concept of ‘One Vilage, One Product’.
Rupani in his tweet, lambasting Rahul Gandhi’s ‘my suggestion’ claim said Rahul was copying Gujarat’s initiatives and selling them as his ideas, which doesn’t show his smartnetss. Rupani in his tweet furthers said he doesn’t expect Rahul to know details of anything, but his script-writers should know better!
In veiled reference to Congress party’s repeated losses in elections under Rahul Gandhi’s leadership, Rupani in his tweet further said, ‘How about a One defeat, One reinvention policy for you?’
Rahul ji,
Copying Gujarat’s initiatives and selling them as your ideas does not show your smartness.
I don’t expect you to know details of anything, but your script-writers should know better!
How about a ‘One defeat, One reinvention’ policy for you? https://t.co/RreTEOK0IK pic.twitter.com/dtTeaTDj7U
— Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) July 25, 2020
Congress supporting handles further escalated the debate and claimed that Rahul had spoke about ‘One district, one product’ policy way back in year 2017.
In 2017, @RahulGandhi spoke about 'One District, One Product' policy
(https://t.co/Zf9HWFdr1e)In 2019, Adityanath copied it (https://t.co/sfVE8jtPDS)
In June 2020, Modi copied it as PM-FME (https://t.co/D2ipfkIrVf)
U say where is opposition & ideas, we say RG is the solution.
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) July 25, 2020
However when checked, Gujarat had announced the same in year 2016 itself. Here is relevant tweet of that time and also an link of DeshGujarat’s article.
Gujarat government announces policy for Cottage Industries with 'one village one product' as its core idea
— DeshGujarat (@DeshGujarat) February 15, 2016
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