Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy on Wednesday claimed that American automotive firm Tesla needed to make investments in Telangana however was “pressured” to shift to Gujarat. In an unique interview to India In the present day TV, the Congress chief stated that Foxconn and Tesla have been pressured to go away.
“Is Telangana not part of India? They (Tesla) wanted to invest in Telangana… we know how to communicate. I am sitting in the Chief Minister’s chair,” Reddy stated.
Launching an assault towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led central authorities, Reddy stated, “PM Modi and Amit Shah think that only Gujarat is India. That is not the case. There are other states as well. They also have rights,” Reddy stated.
Studies said that Tesla is in search of a location to arrange its manufacturing unit in India. Maharashtra and Gujarat reportedly prolonged land gives to Tesla for establishing the manufacturing unit.
Tesla has been making an attempt to get into the Indian market for some time and has been in contact with the federal government for over a 12 months now.
Additional alleging that the southern states are uncared for by the Centre, Reddy questioned the illustration of MPs from Telangana within the Union Cupboard.
“There are 42 Telugu-speaking MPs but only one cabinet minister out of them. However, Gujarat has 26 MPs and seven out of them are ministers. In Uttar Pradesh, they have given 12 ministers,” Reddy stated.
“I am clearly saying, in the eyes of Amit Shah and Narendra Modi, the people of South India are second-grade citizens,” Reddy said.