Shiv Sena leader and Worli legislator Aaditya Thackeray termed the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government as unconstitutional and incompetent, and blamed it for the State losing the $20 billion Vedanta-Foxconn semiconductor unit to Gujarat.
In an exclusive conversation with The Hindu on Friday, Mr. Thackeray said Chief Minister Shinde was busy going on cultural tours, while the Industries Minister Uday Samant was busy pleasing the CM. “They aren’t interested in infrastructure works, sustainable development or bringing projects for jobs,” he alleged.
It was “very clear” that the government was caught unawares of the project’s move to Gujarat, despite the High Power Committee meeting and the package being offered, he said. “It’s sad that we have an unconstitutional arrangement that’s only indulging in dirty politics and hasn’t realised that it has lost out on 1.7 lakh jobs with two projects (Vedanta-Foxconn and Bulk Drug Park) going away to other States,” the Yuva Sena president said.
