Modi inherited infrastructure congenial for IT: Gogoi

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming credit for digitalisation, saying he had "inherited" an infrastructure congenial for IT and was denigrating Jawaharlal Nehru who had laid the foundation for it.
"It was unfortunate that Prime Minister Modi denigrated the contributions of Nehru who took the lead of setting up of IITs, IIMs and the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre for a vibrant and resurgent India," Gogoi said in a statement here.
Digital India has been made possible because of the young Indians who received training in the IITs and IIMs and credit must be given to them for their role in the IT revolutions in India, he said.

Moreover, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi gave great importance to Information Technology and had made real contribution in its revolution in India, the said.
"Modi is patting himself for the progress India has made in Information Technology, but he inherited an atmosphere and infrastructure congenial for IT from his predecessors and impact of Google and Facebook to India can also be attributed to the efforts of young entrepreneurs," Gogoi said.
Prime Minister Modi's attempt to cash in the efforts of the young technocrats would only expose his narrow political aggrandisement, he said.
The people of India are very intelligent to understand Modi's marketing tactics and they would give due weightage to the real contributors of IT revolution, he added.