Uttarakhand: Harish Rawat’s taunt on Global Investors Summit, said – ‘If investment of Rs 2.5 lakh crore is made, Himalayas will become smaller’
CM Dhami is continuously inviting investors by holding road shows regarding the Global Investors Summit to be held in Uttarakhand on 8th and 9th December. Also, the government is doing everything possible to make maximum investment in Uttarakhand, so that investors can get convenience in investing in the state. At the same time, even before the Global Investors Summit, questions have started being raised regarding the land bank of the state. Harish Rawat says that if investment of Rs 2.5 lakh crore comes to the state, then not only will there be shortage of land for investors but there will also be no space for the coming generations to do anything.
After inviting investors by holding road shows in London and Dubai, now Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is visiting different states of the country and inviting investors. In this sequence, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami left for Tamil Nadu and Bengaluru on Wednesday. On October 26, he will not only sign MoUs by meeting investors through road shows in Chennai and Bengaluru, but will also invite investors to the Global Investors Summit to be held in Dehradun. Along with CM Dhami, senior cabinet ministers of Uttarakhand Satpal Maharaj and Saurabh Bahuguna have also gone to Bengaluru.
Government has signed MoUs worth more than Rs 54 thousand crores
For the Global Investors Summit, the Uttarakhand government has set an investment target of about Rs 2.5 lakh crore. In relation to which, MoUs worth about Rs 54,550 crore have been signed so far. Out of this, MoUs worth Rs 12,500 crore were signed during the UK visit and MoUs worth Rs 15,475 crore were signed during the UAE visit. In this sequence, MoUs have been signed on investment proposals worth Rs 7,600 crore during the road show held in Delhi on 4 September and Rs 18,975 crore during the road show held in Delhi on 4 October.
CM Dhami has done road shows in England and UAE
According to CM Dhami, under the Uttarakhand Global Investors Summit, meetings have been held with many investors in London, Birmingham, Delhi, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. MoUs have been signed with investors mainly for investment in the fields of tourism, health, education, pharma, agriculture and agro. An agreement worth thousands of crores of rupees has been signed for investment in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Apart from this, many other proposals have also been received. CM Dhami said that before the proposed Global Investors Summit in Dehradun, emphasis is being laid on implementing all the agreements signed so far. Apart from this, the suggestions received during the meeting with investors are also being implemented.
Harish Rawat called Investors Summit a sham
While another Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami himself has taken charge of making the Global Investors Summit successful and bringing maximum investment to Uttarakhand, on the other hand the main opposition party Congress seems to be taking a dig. In fact, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat said at the Global Investors Summit that the government is under illusion, but Harish Rawat is not under illusion. The Investors Summit held in 2018 was just a showcase. Because not a single MOU was seen coming to fruition. However, it is certain that resorts, casinos, bars and hotels have definitely been built. But, no work was seen in other areas directly related to the public including health, education.
Harish Rawat said Himalayas will become smaller!
Harish Rawat said that if the MoU being signed by the government for the Global Investors Summit gets implemented, then Uttarakhand will not have land suitable for people to live. In such a situation, even the Himalayas will become small for the investors. Not only this, Harish Rawat said that he is not against the foreign tour of the Chief Minister and Ministers, because it is necessary to see where the country and the world is going. But the main objective of the land bank that was created in the state was to resettle those who were coming displaced. Also, a land bank was created for the people of Uttarakhand who want to set up industries. But the state government will give land to some people through the Investors Summit. In such a situation, whatever the people of Uttarakhand want to do in the future, there will be no land left for them.
Premchand Aggarwal said Harish Rawat wants to discourage
On Harish Rawat’s statement, Finance Minister Premchandra Aggarwal said that people are getting support as expected for the proposed Global Investors Summit in Dehradun. In this sequence, CM Dhami is continuously doing road shows in the country and abroad and MOUs are being signed. In such a situation, Harish Rawat may not be feeling good, whereas he should congratulate the government that the public confidence in the Uttarakhand government has increased due to the MoUs being signed in this way. From such statements it seems that Harish Rawat wants to discourage the people and the government from coming to the state.
