Defence Minister Rajnath Singh took to the social media platform X to present the journey of India's middle class in recent years as a marker of the government's record. Posted from his own handle, the message described the past 12 years as a period of transformation.
What the post said
According to Rajnath Singh, the change witnessed by India's middle class over the last 12 years counts among the most significant achievements of PM Narendra Modi's governance. He wrote that by tying economic reforms together with technological innovation and the expansion of infrastructure, the country has built an ecosystem in which the middle class has found room to move ahead.
The three pillars he stressed
The core of the post rested on three ideas. The first was economic reform. The second was technological innovation. The third was the expansion of infrastructure. His argument is that combining these three created a framework that opened up new opportunities for the middle class.
Public reaction
The response to the post leaned heavily toward criticism and pointed questions. Many users raised concerns about the rising cost of healthcare and education, EMIs that now exceed monthly salaries, and the middle class being left out of government schemes, while others argued the claim was far removed from ground reality.
