Maharashtra Minister and state Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Jayant Patil on Sunday, January 16, invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to set up a manufacturing facility in the state.
Patil’s invitation to Musk has come as a big surprise. The state which houses Mumbai, the economic capital of the country, has always been conducive for investors, he stated.
Taking to Twitter, Maharashtra’s water resources minister said, “Maharashtra is one of the most progressive states in India. We will provide you all the necessary help from Maharashtra for you to get established in India. We invite you to establish your manufacturing plant in Maharashtra.”
.@elonmusk, Maharashtra is one of the most progressive states in India. We will provide you all the necessary help from Maharashtra for you to get established in India. We invite you to establish your manufacturing plant in Maharashtra. https://t.co/w8sSZTpUpb
— Jayant Patil- जयंत पाटील (@Jayant_R_Patil) January 16, 2022
This came after Elon Musk replied to a Twitter user’s query mentioning about the challenges of doing business in India. “Still working through a lot of challenges with the government,” Musk to a Twitter user who enquired about Tesla’s launch in India.
Apart from Patil, other ministers also invited Elon Musk, the CEO of US-based electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla, to set up the firm’s manufacturing units in their states.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu also pitched Musk to invest in the state on the same day. “I invite Musk, Punjab Model will create Ludhiana as hub for Electric Vehicles & Battery industry with time bound single window clearance for investment that brings new technology to Punjab, create green jobs, walking path of environment preservation & sustainable development,” Singh added.
I invite @elonmusk, Punjab Model will create Ludhiana as hub for Electric Vehicles & Battery industry with time bound single window clearance for investment that brings new technology to Punjab, create green jobs, walking path of environment preservation & sustainable development https://t.co/kXDMhcdVi6
— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) January 16, 2022
Earlier, Telangana and West Bengal had also invited Tesla to set up its EV manufacturing unit.
A day after Musk’s tweet, KT Rama Rao, Commerce and Industries Minister of Telangana, had tweeted: "They will be happy to partner Tesla in working through the challenges to set shop in India/Telangana.”
Moreover, MD Ghulam Rabbani, Minister for Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education, in West Bengal, had on Saturday tweeted, “Drop here, we in West Bengal have best infra & our leader Mamata Banerjee has got the vision.”
Drop here, we in West Bengal have best infra & our leader @MamataOfficial has got the vision.
— Md Ghulam Rabbani (রাব্বানী) (@GhulamRabbani_) January 15, 2022
Bengal means Business … https://t.co/CXtx4Oq7y5
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