To make a better offer for the Vedanta-Foxconn project, went overboard: Fadnavis

Devendra Fadnavis, the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, asserted on Monday that he had "gone overboard" to secure the Vedanta-Foxconn project for the state and had outbid Gujarat. Today, the Deputy Chief Minister directly addressed the claims that the Shinde-Fadnavis administration's strategy was insufficient to prevent the multibillionaire from being set up to stay in the state. Speaking to the media in this city, Fadnavis claimed that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was spreading untruths about the efforts made by the Eknath Shinde administration to maintain the project in Maharashtra.

 

After Vedanta-Foxconn inked an MoU with the Gujarat government earlier this month to establish a semiconductor factory at Rs 1.54 lakh crore, a political blame game broke out in Maharashtra. "Lies are being circulated by the previous MVA administration. When I discovered the companies' intention to move to the neighbouring state, I went too far and contacted them and gave a better offer than Gujarat "said the Deputy Chief Minister.

 

According to a letter from the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Vedanta-Foxconn and the state government did not sign an MOU. A basic city study of the property designated for the multi-billion-dollar semiconductor facility, according to the letter, was never done.

 

When questioned about the letter, Fadnavis replied, "The letter accurately describes the inaction of the previous administration. They have been in office for no action. They will soon receive a severe response from us. When I found out about Vedanta plans Foxconn's to build the factory in Gujarat, I met with company representatives twice. We made every effort to keep the business local "explained he.

 

 

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