Bhupinder Singh Mann, who headed BKU (Mann), was one of four members picked by Supreme Court for panel tasked with resolving the impasse between farmers and govt.
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The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Mann quit because he was being threatened by Khalistani elements to quit.
*I chose to step down as I knew that none of the other three members would listen to me or take my suggestions”
That does not automatically make his point of view the right one.
In fact, if had counter points, he should’ve convinced the other members and not run away from the proverbial battlefield.
it is a pity that a man with such an attitude was appointed to the committee in the first place.