Maharashtra industries not going anywhere, natural for investment seekers to visit Mumbai: Devendra Fadnavis

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday sought to allay Opposition apprehension about statebased industries moving elsewhere and said it is natural for those holding investor summits to visit Mumbai as it is Indias financial capitalSpeaking to reporters here Fadnavis said those who want to attract industries to their states or hold an industrial summit have no alternative but to come to Mumbai and that reflects the strength of MaharashtraHe was responding to queries about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths Mumbai visit for a roadshow on Thursday in connection with an investor summit to be held in Lucknow in FebruaryMaharashtras Opposition alliance Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA trained guns on Adityanath over his roadshow saying there will be objection if he iquestsnatches awayiquest industries from the western stateFadnavis who holds the finance and planning portfolio said industries operating in Maharashtra are not moving out of the stateSee the strength of Mumbai and Maharashtra If anyone state in the country wants to attract industries or hold an investor summit then they have no alternative but to come to Mumbai That is our strength he saidAsked about Opposition fear that the UP chief minister is in Mumbai to take away businesses from Maharashtra he said no one takes away anyones businessSo far as industries from Maharashtra are concerned no one can take them away Fadnavis saidEvery state has its own strength every state has its own geography and natural advantages and as per natural advantages businesses tend to go there For example Gujarat and Rajasthan have big desert land and that is why there is ample land available in those two states Ample land is made available for solar panels and that is why green hydrogen projects go there so there is no need to worry he saidEveryone should feel proud that Mumbai is the financial capital of the country and that one has to come to the city to seek investment said the Deputy CMAsked about the controversy triggered by NCP leader Ajit Pawars recent remarks that Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was not a dharmveer protector of religion the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP leader said such thoughts are a betrayal with ideals espoused by the warrior king the eldest son of Maratha empire founder Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajAlso Read I have never insulted any national icon Ajit Pawar on Sambhaji controversyTo say that he Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was not a dharmveer is a kind of betrayal droh with his thoughts and an injustice to the iconic king himself Why Sambhaji Maharaj had to face atrocities what Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was saying Chhatrapati Sambhaji fought for dev god desh country and dharm religion in real senseHad Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and his father and iconic king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj not been there no Hindu would have been left in Maharashtra Fadnavis statedAsked about NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbals statement insisting on calling party president Sharad Pawar as Janata Raja peoples king Fadnavis said let anyone call anythingIn this country there is only one Janata Raja and that is Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj If anyone wants to call their leader anything they can call it but common people will not use that title for that particular leader said the Deputy CMAsked about Sharad Pawars jibe at the BJP over its mission to win 45 Lok Sabha seats out of total 48 in Maharashtra in the 2024 elections Fadnavis said it is an achievable targetHe pointed that the BJP in alliance with its thenpartner Shiv Sena had won more than 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2019We will try to win all the 48 seats but we also know that perhaps we would not be getting all of them and that is why we planned the mission 45 said the BJP leaderThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever