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Uncontrolled promises, marginalized: CONG on 10 years of ‘Digital India’
The Modi government placed ‘Digital India’ as a movement of people, which democratoized technology in 10 years, the Congress on Tuesday claimed that the fine print of its “loud claims” was killed by incomplete promises, to damage the marginalized digital exclusion, to damage the confidentiality and weaken transparency.
Digital India is a major program of the government launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July 2015, which aims to convert India into a digitally strong society and knowledge economy.
Questioning the claims of the government about the success of the initiative, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge cited data showing villages and schools, which has so far increased broadband connectivity, growing loans of state -owned telecom companies MTNL and BSNL, and Cyber Crime.
At the same time, the opposition party demanded to take credit for laying the foundation of several pathbreaking initiatives like Aadhaar and UPI during its rule. Kharge said in a post on X, “The proper print of Modi government’s ‘Digital India’ is associated with incomplete promises and false claims.”
Till 26 June, under the Bharatnet project, a total of 6.55 lakh villages were to be targeted for broadband connectivity, but 4.53 lakh villages, ie 65 percent, have not been covered yet, they have claimed.
“The project deadline has been revised at least 8 times in 11 years. A small 0.73% (766) gram panchayats currently have active Wi-Fi services. When private players are choosing for 5G, BSNL has not yet met its target to deploy 1 lakh 4G towers.
The Modi government has a fine print of the high claims of ‘Digital India’ –
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By 26 June 2025, under the Bharatnet project, a total of 6.55 lakh villages should have been targeted for broadband connectivity.
Of these, 4.53… pic.twitter.com/qscjymtims– Mallikrajun Kharge (@Kharge) 1 July, 2025
Even after receiving three revival packages of more than Rs 3 lakh crore – Rs 69,000 crore in 2019, Rs 1.64 lakh crore in 2022 and Rs 89,047 crore in 2023 – it is still behind private players, Kharge said.
He said that in March 2014, BSNL’s loan increased by Rs 291.7 percent in March 2014, in March 2024, in March 2024 increased to Rs 23,297 crore. “MTNL’s loan rose 136.2%to more than Rs 14,210 crore to Rs 33,568 crore.
Kharge also flagged off the issue of “marginalized digital exclusion”. He said that 75.3 percent of people aged 15 years and above do not know how to use computers in the country. “This includes 81.9% in rural areas and 60.4% in urban areas, highlighting a significant digital skills difference. (NSS survey, 20-21),” he said.
He said that about 7 crore registered workers were excluded from MNREGA by implementing the Aadhaar-based payment status. Kharge further claimed that 54 percent of government schools do not have internet connection, 79 percent have no desktop computer, 85 percent lack of projector and 79 percent does not have smart classrooms.
He also alleged that it hurt secrecy and weakened transparency. “No one less than PM Modi, allegedly told ministers and secretaries that India saw 100 million cyber attacks since the Pahgam terror attack. Cybercity incidents increased by about 76.25% from 2020 to 2024. Growed from 11.58 lakhs in 2024 to more than 20.41 lakhs in 2024.
Between 2022 and 2024, digital arrest scams and related cybercrimes in India were almost three times, and the money was lost 21 times, he said, citing answers to questions in the Rajya Sabha. He alleged that the RTI Act introduced by the Congress is being weakened by bringing it to an error data protection law.
Kharge said, “We were told that demonetisation would reduce cash transactions, but the cash has increased last year.”
“Narendra Modi ji, we need to keep on record that it was under the then PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, that we made direct benefits through Aadhaar and UPI architecture, which has made India a leader in digital transactions. The National Payment Corporation (NPCI) which runs UPI transactions, was established by the UPA government in 2009,” He said.
The first direct benefit transfer scheme-Pahal LPG was launched by the Congress-up for 9.55 crore beneficiaries for subsidy, Kharge reported.
The Congress president said, “Therefore, instead of shining on national achievements, and trying to take credit for #10yearsOFDIGITALINDIA, perhaps you should reflect many failures and fraud by your government.”
Following his comment, Prime Minister Modi said on Tuesday that Digital India initiative launched a decade ago, reduced the digital division between Havs and Have-Nots, and democratic opportunities, emphasizing that it had become a movement of people.
In a post on LinkedIn, he said that while decades were spent doubting the ability of Indians to use technology, his government changed this view and trusted citizens’ ability to use technology.
He said, “The Narendra Modi government has been caught stealing votes with the help of the Election Commission, which is why BJP leaders have started jumping up and down. This is just the beginning,” he told The Cheering Crowd.
“BJP is shaken and its leaders are irritable. We will expose them in future. No matter what Narendra Modi does … we will not allow votes to vote Theft In Bihar, “Gandhi said.
He further claimed that after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, 1 crore fake voters were added to the rolls in Maharashtra, calling it a “proven fact”. He also alleged that the deletion into Bihar’s draft roles had targeted the rich and targeted Dalits, backward classes, poor and minorities.
Gandhi said, “Voting is the right of Dalits, minorities, women, but the Modi government has stolen votes to win the election.” “Now, people have started voting for BJP leaders Thief (Thief).”
Yadav, who has emerged as Gandhi’s prominent ally in the campaign, resonated the criticism of the Congress leader. Tejashvi said, “The people of Bihar will teach him a lesson in the upcoming assembly elections. They have been completely exposed.
The yatra also paid tribute to the political legacy of the state. In Gopalganj, Gandhi visited Phulwaria village of RJD supremo and Tejashvi’s father Lalu Prasad Yadav. He hit the statue of Lalu’s mother Marachiya Devi in a gesture, which added the current movement to the rights of voting with long -running conflicts for Social Justice of Behar.
The performance of solidarity is beyond the Congress and the RJD. Annie Raja of the Communist Party of India, who contested against Gandhi in Wayanad during the 2024 general elections, joined the march in West Champaran.
So, here is the latest spin from the political carnival: Abhishar Sharma, a YouTuber-Journalist and a major national news channel popular former news langar (who thanks BBC He is now a proud subject of a cedar in Assam to dub it “major” and critical), after he was filed, he questioned the allocation of 3,000 acres of tribal land to a private company – a fact that was stagnant High Court judge Hearing the matter – and suggested that the state and its Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma were involved in communal politics.
Sharma’s remarks were already based on the information available in the public domain, mainly CM’s own comments, but when do the facts come in the way of a good cedar? Sharma has received temporary recurrence from the Supreme Court, but has not dismissed the allegations.
But wait – Daman’s performance was a supportive task in art. BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey, who decided for oblivion, is very close, and thus it has been clearly leaked that Sharma’s income tax returns appear on social media – easely indicating that as soon as Sharma started moving on the streets and misbehaved with Modi/BJP, his income was again increased by Rs 1.2 lakh before the rupee. The context is, of course, for Sharma’s anti -BJP stance.
Confidential tax details, finally, reading bus weekends for MPs, not data protected by privacy laws under India’s Income Tax or Information Technology Acts. Who cares, isn’t it? As it happens, ordinary people to do Care. For evidence, read the comments under Dubey’s post.
Sharma announced that he was filing his own FIR-and tagged the Income Tax Department and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman to ask: Whose desk (or shared USB drive) got this MP access to the top-patched ITR data?
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Center cannot challenge Governor’s works under State Article 32: Center to Center: Center
The Central Government on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that the state governments cannot use writ jurisdiction to challenge the work done by the President or a governor belonging to the bills passed by the state assemblies, even if such action allegedly violates fundamental rights.
Representing the Center, during the hearing before the five-judge Constitution Bench, led by Chief Justice Bra Gavai, Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, the President demanded the opinion of the apex court whether the state could file a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution based on violation of fundamental rights.
He further stated that the President wants to understand the interpretation of Article 361, which gives the President and the governors immunity to be responsible for the courts to perform their official duties.
Addressing the bench – also included as Justice Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, PS Narasimha and Chandurkar – Mehta said that although these issues were considered during internal discussions, the President gives a certain verdict from the court, especially when similar questions can be revealed in future.
Mehta said that a Article 32 petition cannot be made against the functions of the state president or governors, stating that no direction cannot be issued to these constitutional authorities.
“Article 32 lies when the constitutional plan leads to fundamental rights and state government violations, it is not a fundamental right in itself. It is a store of tasks to protect the fundamental rights of its people,” said Mehta.
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