Overview

• Mamata Banerjee expressed skepticism about a prediction that India would become the world's largest economy by 2060 during a discussion at Oxford University.
• She highlighted global challenges, including post-COVID recovery and economic instability, as factors influencing her doubts about the projection.
• BJP leaders, including Amit Malviya, Sukanta Majumdar, and Shehzad Poonawala, criticized Banerjee, accusing her of tarnishing India's image on foreign soil.
• The BJP framed her remarks as anti-India rhetoric and compared them to previous comments by Rahul Gandhi that they argue undermined national pride.
• The debate has intensified political divides, with the BJP emphasizing national pride and the Opposition defending the right to critique economic projections.