When Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, he asked Tata to set up the factory in Gujarat, Pawar had claimed.
Pune: Calling NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar “owner of a fake narrative factory,” Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday sought to refute his claim that industrial projects were being taken to Gujarat from the state.
Speaking at an election rally in Baramati, Pawar had claimed that late industrialist Ratan Tata wanted the FAL and Airbus project to come up in Maharashtra, and a 500-acre plot was earmarked for it in Nagpur MIDC during the UPA government.
When Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, he asked Tata to set up the factory in Gujarat, Pawar had claimed.
“Lately, a factory of fake narrative has started, and I am surprised to see that the veteran leader from Maharashtra, Sharad Pawar, is behaving like the owner of a fake narrative factory. Pawar saheb, it is not expected from you,” said Fadnavis, speaking at a campaign rally at Chinchwad in the district.
“He is saying that businesses are not coming to Maharashtra, industrialisation is not happening in the state but in reality, Pune district is our industrial district, it is our manufacturing and IT hub and we are now transforming it into a technology hub,” the BJP leader added.