One of the most persistent falsehoods spread by the RSS-BJP ecosystem is that “Congress did nothing in 70 years.” This simplistic, agenda-driven claim is repeated endlessly in speeches, WhatsApp forwards, media debates, and school textbooks under BJP rule. But what it hides is a massive body of national development, institution building, and constitutional progress that laid the very foundation Modi is now exploiting—often selling.
Let’s unpack the propaganda, reality, and loot.
🔴 The Propaganda Machine: Repeating a Lie Till It Becomes Truth
- Goebbels-style Repetition: Modi and BJP leaders repeat this line in every speech—from Parliament to rallies—knowing the power of repetition in shaping public perception.
- Media Echo Chamber: Aided by a tamed media and troll army, the phrase became a slogan rather than a serious analysis.
- Historical Whitewashing: NCERT textbooks under BJP have removed references to Jawaharlal Nehru, UPA’s contributions, and freedom struggle icons not affiliated with RSS.
- Social Media Fabrication: Fake news sites and meme factories label everything pre-2014 as ‘scam-ridden’ while glossing over Modi’s own failures and corruptions.
✅ What the Congress-led Governments Actually Did (1947–2014)
- Foundational Nation-Building
- Constitution of India (1950) – not RSS’s contribution.
- Integration of 562 princely states – led by Sardar Patel under Nehru’s PM-ship.
- Democracy, elections, and free press framework.
- Institutional and Industrial Development
- IITs, IIMs, ISRO, BARC, DRDO, AIIMS, ONGC, LIC, NTPC, BHEL, SAIL.
- Green Revolution (Lal Bahadur Shastri + Indira Gandhi).
- White Revolution (Verghese Kurien under Congress govts).
- Nationalisation of banks (Indira Gandhi, 1969).
- Social Justice & Rights
- Abolition of zamindari system.
- Mandal Commission implementation (V.P. Singh backed by Congress).
- RTI Act, MNREGA, Food Security Act (UPA).
- Forest Rights Act and Right to Education (UPA).
- Economic Transformation
- 1991 Liberalisation by Dr. Manmohan Singh (as FM under Narasimha Rao).
- Booming GDP, forex reserves, and rising FDI under UPA-1 and 2.
- Telecom Revolution, Metro projects, National Highways, Golden Quadrilateral.
- Global Recognition
- Civil Nuclear Deal with US (2008).
- India became part of G20, BRICS, and key international alliances.
- Software and services boom driven by policies of late 1990s and early 2000s.
💣 What Modi Has Actually Done: Selling the Nation in 10 Years
- Sold Public Assets
- LIC, Air India, BPCL, CONCOR, Airports, Ports, Railway Stations.
- Monetisation Pipeline: ₹6 lakh crore worth of public assets put on lease or sale to crony capitalists.
- Institutional Capture
- ED, CBI, Election Commission, Judiciary used to harass opposition.
- Parliament reduced to rubber stamp; bulldozing of bills without debate.
- Corruption and Cronyism
- Adani-Modi nexus exposed (Hindenburg report, shell companies, opaque contracts).
- PM CARES Fund: No transparency, no audit.
- Electoral Bonds scam: ₹16,000+ crore channelled secretly, mostly to BJP.
- Collapse of Federalism
- Governors interfering in opposition-ruled states.
- Laws imposed without consultation (Farm Laws, CAA).
- Divisive Politics
- Use of religious polarization to distract from economic failures.
- Attacks on minorities, rewriting of history, crackdown on dissent.
📌 Conclusion: Who Really Did Nothing?
The RSS had no role in the freedom struggle, no contribution to the Constitution, and no history of inclusive nation-building. Yet it is the RSS-BJP that now claims to be the saviour of India—while dismantling the very institutions, rights, and public assets built over 70 years.
The Modi regime thrives on the ashes of what it burns—truth, trust, and democracy.
🔗 References & Further Reading
- Planning Commission Archives (GoI)
- RTI Act (2005) and MNREGA documentation
- UPA Economic Surveys (2004–2014)
- Hindenburg Report on Adani Group (2023)
- PRS Legislative Research (Tracking Modi-era laws and bypassed debate)
