Aaditya slams govt for loss of jobs

Amid the ongoing blame game between the Shinde Fadnavis government and the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners over the loss of Vedanta-Foxconn project to Gujarat, Yuva Sena chief and former minister Aaditya Thackeray has fired a fresh salvo against the present establishment.

Aaditya, who is on his Shiv Samvad Yatra in Ratnagiri, wrote, "15th July 2022: HPC meeting is conducted for the semiconductor project, offering all possible incentives. 25th-26th July: current dispensation claims in Assembly & media that industry is coming to Maharashtra. Yet, the Industries Department loses out on this. 1 lakh job opportunities lost."

Aaditya has thereby countered the criticism against the Shiv Sena-led MVA government by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Industry Minister Uday Samant for not taking the decision despite engaged in talks with Vedanta Foxconn since January 5.

The Yuva Sena chief asked that even though HPC had cleared on July 15 and CM himself told the legislature during the monsoon session and to the media that Vedanta Foxconn project is coming to the state, why it has gone to Gujarat. Industry department sources told the Free Press Journal, "The project has not moved to Gujarat only for want of HPC and cabinet

The Yuva Sena chief asked even though CM told the legislature that Vedanta project is coming to the state, why it has gone to Gujarat

approvals. What was important was that CM in a letter to Vedanta chief Anil Agarwal wrote on July 26 had asked to seek Central government alignment to facilitate project development in Maharashtra. Rest is history now."

Shinde in his letter had invited Agarwal and Vedanta, Foxconn and AvanStrate to ink MoU on July 29. CM had assured Agarwal that HPC had given its nod for the subsidy package and it would be cleared by the state cabinet.