Rahul Gandhi is seen attempting his hand at chocolate-making.
New Delhi:
Creating industrial hubs and implementing a single GST charge are crucial measures to defend MSMEs which collectively possess the facility to drive India’s progress engine, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi stated on Sunday as he shared a video of his latest go to to a chocolate-making manufacturing facility in Ooty.
Mr Gandhi had visited “considered one of Ooty’s most celebrated manufacturers” – Moddys Sweets – earlier this month whereas on his method to his parliamentary constituency Wayanad after his Lok Sabha membership was restored.
Nestled amidst the picturesque Nilgiris lies a globally famend Indian trade — the chocolate-makers of Ooty, an announcement issued by the Congress stated.
“On my method to Wayanad, just lately, I had the pleasant expertise of visiting considered one of Ooty’s most celebrated manufacturers: Moddys Sweets. The entrepreneurial spirit of the couple behind this small enterprise, Muralidhar Rao and Swati, is inspiring,” Mr Gandhi was quoted as saying within the assertion.
Equally outstanding is the all-women crew which works alongside them, he stated. “This devoted crew of 70 girls crafts a few of the most beautiful couverture sweets I’ve ever tasted,” he stated.
“Nevertheless, like numerous different small and medium companies throughout India, Moddys is grappling with the burden of the identical adversary – the Gabbar Singh Tax,” he stated.
“In a panorama the place the federal government seems to favour bigger firms to the detriment of the MSME sector, it’s the pure grit of hardworking Indians like the ladies I met right here that sustains India’s progress,” he stated.
Creating industrial hubs and implementing a single GST charge stand as crucial measures to defend these MSMEs, which collectively possess the facility to drive India’s progress engine, Mr Gandhi asserted. He stated women-led groups like this deserve all of the assist that may be given.
Muralidhar Rao and Swati’s youngsters deserve an India the place their future thrives, the Congress chief stated.
Within the video shared by Mr Gandhi, he will also be seen attempting his hand at chocolate-making and interacting with the all-women workers on the chocolate manufacturing facility.
Sharing the video of Mr Gandhi’s go to to the chocolate manufacturing facility, Congress basic secretary Jairam Ramesh stated in a publish in Hindi on X, “Taking ahead the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi just lately visited a chocolate manufacturing facility in Ooty, which is run by girls. He interacted with them, listened to their experiences, appreciated their hardwork and understood their issues.”
“Individuals related to small in addition to small and medium industries have to be heard in an identical method. They want assist,” Mr Ramesh stated.
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