Targeting the Narendra Modi government for “promoting” monopolies, the Congress on Friday (October 9, 2026) said India needs a level playing field where every business has a fair chance to compete.
By ending competition and imposing monopolies and duopolies, they have only worked to fill the BJP’s coffers and have ruined the foundation of economic liberalisation,” Mr. He alleged that the BJP government had weakened competition across sectors, pointing out that the number of major private players in telecommunications had fallen from 13 (before 2014) to three, while domestic aviation had shrunk from seven to two. “The objective of Modi ji’s economic policy is to hand over control of the economy to his favoured capitalist cronies, so that, in return, the BJP maintains its share in the profits.
Kharge said. “This is not in any way an endorsement of Elon Musk or of the policy of the Government of India, or of the angst which Elon Musk has,” he said.
Responding to Mr. While the BJP criticised the Opposition leader for what appeared to be an endorsement of Mr. Musk’s comments, Mr. Gandhi issued a fresh statement.
Musk’s post on Thursday (October 8), Mr.
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, said the Congress was committed to breaking the chain of crony capitalism. Gandhi said: “Wait till you discover the other guy. Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of implementing “economic terrorism” by curbing competition.
