PM has no right to take credit for Chandrayaan-3; govt has cut budget allocation for science: Cong
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress has censured Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking credit for the success of Chandrayaan-3, stating that the PM has supported neither scientists nor research but has reduced the government support for space science in the budget this year.
Posting its message on its X account, formerly known as Twitter, the Karnataka Congress on Friday, "The Central government, which is claiming credit for the success of the efforts of the scientists, has imposed a cut of 8 per cent in the expenditure for space science in its budget. It had also cut 38 per cent in the funds for the Chandrayaan-3," adding that the PM, therefore, had no moral right to lay claim to the credit for the success of the lunar project.
The Congress also mocked the government, saying, "This is an excellent example for the lack of faith of the BJP in scientific temper and its negligence towards science and research."
ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳ ಪರಿಶ್ರಮದ ಫಲವಾಗಿರುವ ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನದ ಯಶಸ್ಸಿನ ಕ್ರೆಡಿಟ್ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಮುಂದಾಗುವ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಬಾಹ್ಯಾಕಾಶ ಸಂಶೋಧನೆಗೆ ಬಜೆಟ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ 8% ರಷ್ಟು ಅನುದಾನವನ್ನು ಕಡಿತಗೋಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) August 24, 2023
ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ 3 ಯೋಜನೆಯ ಅನುದಾನದಲ್ಲಿ 38% ನಷ್ಟು ಕಡಿತಗೊಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
