Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray says Vedanta-Foxconn project was to come up in Maharashtra; submits letter written by Anil Agarwal to MIDC chief

Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray says Vedanta-Foxconn project was to come up in Maharashtra; submits letter written by Anil Agarwal to MIDC chief

Mr Aaditya Thackeray once again accused the Shinde Fadnavis government of losing not only the project but the jobs for youth from Maharashtra.

Sanjay JogUpdated: Tuesday, November 29, 2022, 06:41 PM IST
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Mumbai: Aaditya Thackeray says Vedanta-Foxconn project was to come up in Maharashtra; submits letter written by Anil Agarwal to MIDC chief | File pic

Amid the loss of the $20 billion Vedanta Foxconn semiconductor project to Gujarat, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader and former minister Mr Aaditya Thackeray once again accused the Shinde Fadnavis government of losing not only the project but the jobs for youth from Maharashtra. 

Mr Thackeray countered the charges made against the Maha Vikas Aghadi government by Chief Minister Mr Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Mr Devendra Fadnavis for the loss of the Vedanta Foxconn project. In a bid to corner the Shinde Fadnavis government on this issue, Mr Thackeray released the letter dated September 5 written by the former Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation’s CEO P Anbalagan to Vedanta Limited Chairman Mr Anil Agarwal in which the latter had invited Mr Agarwal for signing MoU between MIDC and Vedanta Limited for the semiconductor project. 

‘’Vedanta Foxconn, which was to come up in Maharashtra, has gone to a less developed area in Gujarat. Despite that CM Mr Shinde and DCM Mr Fadnavis said the project will come up in the state. However, the DCM lied. While the government received a reply under the Right to Information Act in a day, we got it after one and a half months. Today I am releasing the proof that the project was to come up in Maharashtra,’’ said Mr Thackeray. 

‘’In the September 5 letter, the MIDC CEO had mentioned the subsidy and other amenities to be provided to Vedanta Foxconn. The MIDC CEO had said that he invites the team from Vedanta, Foxconn and AvanStrate to indicate a convenient date and time for an MoU signing ceremony in Mumbai followed by a short joint press conference. Besides, he had said that the MoU will form a strong basis for the Government of India to favourably approve the project,’’ said Mr Thackeray. He rejected statements by Mr Shinde and Mr Fadnavis that MoU was already signed between the Gujarat government and Vedanta Foxconn. He said that the MIDC CEO’s letter clearly noted that MoU was to be signed.

Mr Thackeray put the blame on the Shinde Fadnavis government for the loss of Vedanta Foxconn, Tata Airbus, bulk drugs project, medical devices park and renewable energy manufacturing zone. He dared the CM to appear with him for a debate on the flight of these projects to Gujarat and other states. 

‘’I again challenge them to discuss and debate as allegations are made against them. Why am I saying this again and again it would have been three years yesterday on November 28 for the MVA government. During the MVA rule, the state has received investments of Rs 6.50 lakh crore. In addition, investment proposals worth Rs 80,000 crore were received at Davos,’’ said Mr Thackeray. ‘’It is very sad that today ‘’khoke’’ government is not bothered when farmers are suffering. Will the government work for Maharashtra or not?’’ he asked.

Mr Thackeray also targeted Mr Fadnavis who had said while quoting some Tata officer that the Tata Airbus project could not come to Maharashtra due to a lack of a conducive environment. ‘’However, to date the name of the Tata officer has not been revealed. ‘’I will go on speaking on the loss of projects as Maharashtra needs more projects. I will not speak on politics but flag off issues relating to development, inflation and problems faced by the common man,’’ he noted.

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