
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi praised Foxconn's rapid hiring of 30,000 workers, largely women, at its Karnataka facility, calling it transformative job creation and an example of a growing manufacturing ecosystem. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw responded by thanking Gandhi for acknowledging the success of Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' program, asserting that India is becoming a producer economy under the PM's vision. This exchange highlights a political debate over credit for the manufacturing achievement.