MAYA: GOVT’S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT INVESTMENT SHOULD CONVERT INTO SPEEDY PROGRESS FOR UP

LUCKNOW: A day after chief minister Yogi Adityanath announced plans to invite investment in Uttar Pradesh, BSP chief Mayawati said on Wednesday that such efforts should not just be limited to acquiring land or serving electoral interests but also convert into speedy progress for the state.

Addressing a curtain-raiser in Delhi ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Global Investors Summit 2023 on Tuesday, Adityanath said his government plans to organise roadshows in 18 countries and seven major cities of India to invite investors to the summit.

He said the state had set a target of attracting an investment of Rs 10 lakh crore through the event, which would be held in Lucknow from February 10 to 12 next year.

In a series of tweets in Hindi, Mayawati said, “Continuous efforts of the government for domestic and foreign capital investment in UP are necessary, but they should not be limited only to the acquisition of agricultural land and serving political and electoral interests. People should also see speedy progress under the double-engine government in a backward state of very poor like UP.”