With Gautam Adani On Stage, Ashok Gehlot Scores Huge Investment, BJP Digs

Jaipur:

Sharing the stage with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, industrialist Gautam Adani on Friday introduced an funding of Rs 65,000 crore within the state.

This contains organising a ten,000 MW solar energy facility, increasing a cement plant, and upgrading the Jaipur Worldwide Airport over the subsequent 5 to seven years.

“Combining all ongoing and future investments, we anticipate investing an extra Rs 65,000 crore in Rajasthan over the subsequent 5 to seven years and creating over 40,000 direct and oblique jobs,” he stated whereas making the announcement on the “Make investments Rajasthan 2022 Summit” in Jaipur.

Mr Adani stated his group is working with the state authorities on two extra tasks.

“We’ll arrange two medical faculties and hospitals within the districts the place there aren’t any such services, and we can even assist the state authorities to construct a cricket stadium in Udaipur,” he stated, including that discussions are on with the Chief Minister.

In his deal with, Mr Gehlot referred to Mr Adani as “Gautam bhai” and praised his enterprise acumen. 

“Gujarat has produced nice industrialist and businessmen like Dhirubhai Ambani and Gautam bhai now,” Mr Gehlot stated.

Because the photographs of Mr Adani and Mr Gehlot emerged, the BJP attacked the rival social gathering for cosying as much as an industrialist Rahul Gandhi has repeatedly attacked.

“The opponent is a pal at this time. They’ve modified their means with the hope of getting cash,” tweeted BJP state president Satish Poonia.

“In one other signal of revolt and brewing discontent towards the Gandhis, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot invitations Gautam Adani for the investor summit. He’s given a seat proper subsequent to the CM. That is an open message to Rahul Gandhi, who does not tire (of) berating Adani-Ambani, to again off…,” tweeted Amit Malviya, BJP’s IT cell chief.

Hours earlier than the summit, Rahul Gandhi put up a tweet saying the centre was waving loans amounting to a number of crore rupees of “capitalist pals” whereas others are going through hardships. 

“Two Indias in a single nation. We won’t settle for this division,” he tweeted.

कल मैं एक महिला से मिला, उनके किसान पति ने ₹50,000 के कर्ज़ के कारण आत्महत्या कर ली।

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एक देश में ये ‘दो भारत’, हम स्वीकार नहीं करेंगे।

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 7, 2022

Congress leaders, nonetheless, stated there was no contradiction between the state authorities’s insurance policies and Rahul Gandhi’s stand.

“They’re making authorized investments within the state, and we aren’t giving them any concessions. What Rahul Gandhi is saying is that whereas the poor folks and the farmers are in despair, the central authorities has insurance policies that favour huge companies,” stated state minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas.

Responding to the criticism, Mr Gehlot tweeted, “I don’t perceive why the BJP opposed this programme. You oppose Ashok Gehlot, however why are you opposing the work being achieved for the brilliant way forward for Rajasthan?”

क्या राजस्थान भाजपा हमारे इतने अंधविरोध में आ गई है कि वो प्रदेश के सुनहरे भविष्य के लिए हो रहे कामों का भी विरोध करेगी? क्या भाजपा अब अशोक गहलोत का विरोध करते करते राजस्थान का ही विरोध करने पर उतारू हो गई है? pic.twitter.com/q47mtHymQh

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 7, 2022