This MP supported Zepto CEO Piyush Goyal's statements at the Startup Mahakumbh; Know what he said
Piyush Goyal: Zepto CEO's reaction to Piyush Goyal's comments made in the Startup Mahakumbh is constantly in discussion. Meanwhile, BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal has supported Piyush Goyal's comment and called the reaction of Zepto CEO wrong.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal's remark regarding Indian startups has fueled the discussion in the marketplace. Not just this, but Zepto CEO Adit Palicha's response to the remark by Piyush Goyal is also in conversation. Still, today the remark by the Union Minister is being supported by BJP MPs. BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal has called Piyush Goyal's comment correct and called Palicha's statement wrong and illogical.
Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) General Secretary and member of Parliament Khandelwal opined that the issues flagged by the Union Minister regarding the emphasis on Indian startups are accurate. He also stated that Zepto founder Palicha had misunderstood the crux of the comments made by Goyal by becoming defensive.
Praveen Khandelwal hit back at the Zepto CEO's statement, saying that spending foreign capital to eliminate small grocery stores while claiming to create jobs and pay taxes is not innovation. It is against India's long-term interests.