Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has arrived in the financial capital on late Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will meet and discuss with famous businessmen and Bollywood celebrities from Mumbai.
Meanwhile, Adityanath had recently announced to set up a film industry in UP that will be on a bigger scale than Bollywood.
According to sources, the chief minister is also expected to attend a listing ceremony for municipal bonds issued by the Lucknow civic body at the BSE on Wednesday morning, as per a statement by the Uttar Pradesh government.
From Mumbai, other cities in Uttar Pradesh may also announce bonds
This is Yogi Adityanath's second visit to Mumbai since he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The first bond of Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has been unveiled in a small ceremony after his arrival.
The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) had raised Rs 200 crore in the bond issue last month, and the state government feels the same route can be adopted by other cities like Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Agra and Kanpur.
Entrepreneurs from Mumbai to invest in Uttar Pradesh
During his second visit to Mumbai, Yogi Adityanath has been scheduled to hold discussions with entrepreneurs-bankers and Bollywood celebrities and appeal to invest in Uttar Pradesh. On Wednesday, Yogi Adityanath is expected to meet N. Chandrasekhar of Tata Sons, Dr Niranjan Hiranandani of Hiranandani Group, Baba Kalyani of Bharat Forge, Suprakash Chaudhary, CEO of Simmons, L&T Chairman S.N. Subramaniam, Vikas Jain of Capital Services, Sanjay Nair, Chairman of KKR, Jaspal Bindra, Chairman of Centrum Capital Ltd., Sukaran Singh, CEO and MD of Tata Advanced Systems, Harshvardhan of Tata Defense Technology, Ashish Rajvansh of Adani Defense, Rajat Gupta of Ashok Leyland, Telecom Defense CEO and MD, T.S Darbari. Apart from this, it is learned that he will also meet Mukesh Ambani and Anand Mahindra.
On the eve of Yogi Adityanath's visit, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray held an online conference on behalf of the Indian Merchant Chamber of Commerce.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Thackeray said, "Maharashtra is a magnetic state. Maharashtra still attracts entrepreneurs. No industry will go out in the state, if you become the brand ambassador of Maharashtra and tell other entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs from other states will also come to Maharashtra for the industry."
"It is a matter of great pleasure that the Indian Merchant Chamber of Commerce is taking the initiative for Magnetic Maharashtra. The word magnetic has great power. Maharashtra has a history. Maharashtra is a completely separate state. There are different rites here. So no one can come here and take anything. We are not afraid of competition. But if someone is going to pull something out from here, it will not be possible," said Thackeray.
Meanwhile, Aslam Sheikh, the Cabinet Minister of Maharashtra said, "The Modi government at the Center has been trying to downplay Mumbai for the last several years. Such attempts have already been made. But their efforts have been failed. Therefore, Yogi should first facilitate Bhojpuri films in Uttar Pradesh."
"Mumbai is a city that accommodates people of all castes, religions and provinces. That is why industries and businesses have flourished here. There is no such fear-free environment in Uttar Pradesh. There is a disturbance of law and order. Therefore, first, create a fear-free environment in Uttar Pradesh like Maharashtra, then dream of taking the industries and Bollywood industry to Uttar Pradesh," said Sheikh.
Sachin Sawant, general secretary and spokesperson of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee said, "This may be an attempt to intimidate entrepreneurs and Bollywood producers. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the Mahavikas Aghadi government should take care of the security of entrepreneurs in the state as well as Bollywood."
Conspiracy to defame Bollywood - Urmila Matondkar
Bollywood actress Urmila Matondkar, who joined Shiv Sena, has reacted to Yogi Adityanath's Mumbai tour and said that Bollywood and Mumbai have a blood relationship. Matondkar criticized people who are defaming Mumbai. "I will stand up for Bollywood in any situation," she said.
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