Cong, BJP attack Naveen for ArcelorMittal's withdrawal
Bhubaneswar, July 18: Opposition Congress and BJP today slammed the state government for its "faulty industrial policy" which had led to the withdrawal by ArcelorMittal from a mega project in Odisha.
"Mittal's withdrawal from (the project in) Odisha exposes Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's lack of sincerity to make the state industrially developed," said Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee President Jaydev Jena.
"The
CM
mislead
the
people
by
inviting
major
steel
makers
like
ArcelorMittal
and
Posco,"
Jena
said.
While
ArcelorMittal
has
already
announced
scrapping
of
its
project,
Posco
has
been
waiting
for
the
last
eight
years
to
set
up
its
plant,
he
added.
Terming ArcelorMittal's withdrawal as a major setback for Odisha, the BJP state unit said the company had withdrawn its project at a time when there was a need for massive investments in the state.
"The CM should learn from (Gujarat CM) Narendra Modi on how to make the state industrially developed," said state BJP spokesperson Sajjan Sharma.
"It is unfortunate that the (government) makes false claims of bringing crores of investment to the state to wipe out unemployment and strengthen the economy," Sharma said, adding that no other major company would now like to invest in Odisha.
PTI