Rajya Sabha held a debate to felicitate the “successful, soft landing of Chandrayaan-3” on the South pole of moon by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday, with Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar calling India’s journey in space exploration a matter of national pride while Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, that India’s space programme should not be seen as an “instrument of muscular nationalism.” Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh, during his intervention, said the government always encouraged scientists with funds and freedom so that led to the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3.
The Project Director of Chandrayaan-3 P. Veeramuthuvel, who was present in the officers gallery was also applauded by the House.
