After the news of the significant achievement of DRDO, Congress leaders had been on a collective rant spree to claim that the credit for the achievement must go to Nehru.
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Even if the DRDO had stated that they have the capabilities in place for developing such a weapons system, the then government did not proceed with it.
Congress politicians and Durbaris have gone overboard in their attempts to either downplay the monumental achievement or credit the Congress party for it.
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, in his hurry to claim credit, shared a Times of India report to credit Manmohan Singh government for the success of the ASAT.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a significant announcement, told the nation that India has developed anti-satellite missiles (ASAT) which can take down enemy satellites in space.