He was speaking at the Marathwada Mukti Sangram memorial at Siddharth Garden in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, located in the Marathwada region
September 17 marks the anniversary of Marathwada's integration with India and the annexation of Hyderabad state, which was under the Nizam rule, into the Union of India
The CM, along with other public representatives, unfurled the national flag on the occasion of the Marathwada Mukti Sangram Din at the memorial and paid tributes to those who laid down their lives in the freedom struggle against the Nizam rule
On the region's industrial development, Fadnavis said he had earlier mentioned that Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Jalna and the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor here will be the next industrial magnet of Maharashtra
"Today it is coming true. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar can be called a favourite investment destination. The investment by Hyundai shows that companies are preferring cities like Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar will be the country's EV capital now," he said
Fadnavis also said the Latur coach factory, which will start soon, will employ 14,000 persons
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