The president of the Maharashtra assembly, Rahul Narwekar, rejected concerns on Thursday concerning the loss of investment opportunities against Gujarat and rejected internal conflict reports within the Mahayuti Alliance. Speaking to the business Today Banking & Economy Summit and the best banks, he underlined the push of the Maharashtra infrastructure, defended the stability of the coalition and addressed the allegations according to which the main investment transactions have moved away .
Mumbai infrastructure transformation
Narwekar highlighted the importance of infrastructure in economic growth and detailed several large -scale projects currently underway in Mumbai and Maharashtra. “I can assure you in the next 2 years, there will be no politician who will be late to attend a function. The infrastructure plays a major role in the development of a country, a region, a state or a city. This is the key to the growth engine of any economy and we have recognized it from the start, “he said.
He recognized that Delhi once had an advantage in infrastructure, but stressed that the Maharashtra makes rapid progress. “If you see the Maharashtra, we can see the longest sea bridge built between Navi Mumbai and Mumbai, which cuts the displacement distance between Mumbai City and Panvel flat 20 to 25 minutes from at least 2 hours. We have built the Marvelous Gamechanger. Good foreign investments in the state, “he said.
“Mahayuti is stable, no cause of concern”
Addressing the speculation of internal disagreements within the Mahayuti government, Narwekar rejected the concerns and said that the coalition remains stable and works effectively. “I think that the figures can work in both directions. It can either make you very comfortable, or it can really make you uncomfortable. This is the way you perceive it, that you see the glass to Half empty or half full.
The deputy for Colaba stressed that the alliance has a major majority, which has not been observed in the state for two decades. “The figures that the alliance partners have together, of course, there is an overwhelming majority that the state has not seen in the past two decades. The largest party is very close to a large majority .
Maharashtra vs Gujarat: the debate on investment
Responding to the opposition affirmations that the Maharashtra loses investments in Gujarat, Narwekar defended the strong position of the State and said: “If you historically see the Maharashtra was the first investment destination in India for IDE or other investments. industrialized country.
While recognizing that the Maharashtra missed certain investment opportunities, it attributed this to a delayed decision -making under the previous government. “There are states that are doing well that did not manage well in the past, but that does not mean that the Maharashtra has lost its competitive advantage. In fact, our geographic position, our cultural position, our infrastructure position gives us An advantage over the rest of the country.
“Regarding the propaganda that we have lost against Gujarat a few times or some opportunities – to some extent, it could be true and it was explained that there were some opportunities that the previous government might have could capitalize but they could not.
Narwekar also specified that these losing opportunities – including Tesla – were already away before 2022, before the current government took care of.
