Devendra Fadnavis not in Davos for a ‘picnic’: CM's wife hits back at Raut

Maharashtra Chief Minister CM Devendra Fadnavis is not in Davos on a ldquopicnicrdquo his wife Amruta Fadnavis said on Wednesday rebutting remarks made by Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut Fadnavis is attending the World Economic Forumrsquos annual meetingldquoI can never understand his Rautrsquos language But I will say this much someone who goes for a picnic does not hold conferences and meetings daily from 6 am to 11 pm to bring investment to India and Maharashtra and to boost employmentrdquo Amruta told reporters on the sidelines of an event in MumbaildquoSo I feel that this statement of his like all his other statements is baselessrdquo she saidDescribing the WEF as an international forum Amruta said leaders from across the world attend the event to discuss their countries and explore business opportunitiesldquoGoing there I believe is the duty of the head of every state in Indiardquo she addedRaut had earlier demanded that the travel costs of leaders visiting Davos be made publicldquoChief ministers from various states in India are having a picnic in Davosrdquo he had said adding that the Davos conference was ldquoridiculous from an Indian perspectiverdquoWhen asked who would be the next mayor of Mumbai Amruta said the post would be held by a Marathi personDevendra Fadnavis has been credited with the BJPled Mahayuti alliancersquos strong performance in the recent municipal corporation elections The BJP emerged as the single largest party winning 89 seats in the 227member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMCIndia set to become thirdlargest economy in coming years says Ashwini VaishnawUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday in his address at the World Economic Forum stressed that India is poised to become the worlds thirdlargest economy in the next few years driven by a decade of well thoughtthrough structural changes and focused execution news agency ANI reportedVaishnaw highlighted a trajectory where the nation is expected to maintain a real growth rate of 6 to 8 per centHe attributed this momentum to four strategic pillars massive public investment in physical digital and social infrastructure inclusive growth ensuring the entire society grows along with the growth of the country a push for manufacturing and innovation and a rigorous drive toward simplification ANI reportedThe Union Railway Minister further highlighted All this combined with the base of technology that we have put in we can very clearly say that India is going to grow with a 95 per cent confidence interval in the next five yearsrdquo while adding that security of the poorest comes as a prioritySupporting Vaishnawrsquos view economist Gita Gopinath pointed out that based on current math relative to other major economies India gets there by 2028 and potentially sooner depending on upcoming GDP rebasing ANI reportedThe economist further emphasised that the true challenge is not just the aggregate size of the economy but also raising per capita incomes to higher levels to meet the 2047 goal of a developed India While she lauded the impressive infrastructure buildout and GST reforms Gopinath also cautioned that sustaining this momentum requires addressing deepseated bottlenecks in land labour and the judicial systemWith PTI and ANI inputs