Maha: Many industrialists eager to set up plants in Gadchiroli, says CM Shinde

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde Monday said that many industrialists are eager to set up plants in Gadchiroli a place which once evoked fear due to the menace of Left Wing ExtremismSpeaking at the muhurat of a film on his mentor Anand Dighe Shinde said one industrial house has set up a skill development centre in Gadchiroli and it will train around 5000 people to create job opportunitiesSome 10000 people are employed in the Surajgad mines project and his government has got a request for the setting up of a steel plant that will give jobs to at least 20000 persons news wire PTI reported At least 10 to 12 industrialists are eager to set up plants in Gadchiroli These plans are in the pipeline Shinde saidReferring to the MumbaiNagpur Samruddhi Expressway which is operational between Vidarbhas largest city and Nashik the CM said all efforts were being taken to make the route accident freeSo far more than 50 lakh vehicles have used the route he addedSpeaking at the muhurat of Dharamveer2 the second part of a biopic on Dighe a hugely popular Shiv Sena leader in the Thane belt Shinde without naming anyone said some people did not like the way certain events were depicted in the first part titled Dharamveer Mukkam PostHowever circumstances are such now that whether one likes it or not we are the deciding authority he assertedOurs is the full and final decision and we are going ahead with what we feel is right Shinde saidAlso read Maharashtra Govt sanctions Rs 17287 cr for construction of hostel for Maratha students in LaturDighe a firebrand leader ran the Shiv Sena in the ThanePalghar belt and adjoining areas in his own way and enjoyed a massive following among people and unflinching loyalty from leaders hereThanking the actors and artistes who contributed for the first part which released in May last year Shinde said it had enhanced the popularity of Dighe worldwide and had also won 17 awardsMultiple films will have to be made to encompass all the achievements of the late leader Shinde claimedShinde said he was walking on the path shown by Dighe and Shiv Sena founder late Bal Thackeray and was ensuring his government used satta sampati aur adhikaar government wealth and power for the benefit of citizensRecalling that Dighe had donate a silver brick for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya the CM said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had kept his promise and the grand place of worship will be inaugurated on January 22We will all be present there on the occasion Shinde saidThe Shiv Sena split in June last year after Shinde rebelled against then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and brought down the Maha Vikas Aghadi governmentShinde became CM with the help of the Bharatiya Janata Party and his faction also got the party name and the bow and arrow symbolThe Shindeled Sena gives pride of place to Dighe on all its posters and at events and marks important days related to the late leader at Anand Ashram the undivided Senas main office in Thane With inputs from PTI