CM Shinde, Dy CM Fadnavis decline NCP founder Sharad Pawar's meal at home invite

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday declined NCP Sharadchandra Pawar president Sharad Pawars invite for a meal at his residence in Baramati in Pune district on Saturday citing a hectic scheduleShinde sought to make light of the invite extended by his political rival saying nothing much should be read into itTwo days ago the former Union minister sprang a surprise when he invited Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar all his political rivals to his residence in Baramati for a meal Shinde and the two deputy CMs will be in Baramati the home turf of the NCP founder on Saturday to inaugurate a job fairFadnavis has also declined the invite citing his busy schedule while the stand of Ajit Pawar Sharad Pawars politically estranged nephew who parted ways with him and joined the Shiv SenaBJP government in July last year was not yet knownChief Minister Shinde told reporters after the end of the budget session of the state legislature that he had conveyed to the senior Pawar that it wasnt possible for him to visit his homeWe have a tight schedule on Saturday as after the Baramati event we have to go to Ahmedabad I told him Sharad Pawar that next time on my Baramati visit I would visit him he saidShinde maintained that nothing much should be read into the Rajya Sabha MPs invite adding If someone comes close to your home you are bound to invite him overMeanwhile Nationalist Congress PartySharadchandra Pawar on Friday targeted the BJPled Centre and Maharashtra government over the three semiconductor units that are to be set up in Gujarat and Assam with an investment of Rs 126 lakh croreIn a post on social media platform X the Sharad Pawarled party said the Narendra Modi governments love for Gujarat doesnt seem to be ebbing after big ticket VedantaFoxconn semiconductor project was moved from Maharashtra to that stateThe opposition in the state has routinely alleged the VedantaFoxonn semiconductor project was supposed to come up in Maharashtra but got moved to the prime ministers home state However the Eknath Shinde government has claimed no MoU was signed with VedantaFoxconn and therefore there was no question of the project moving from Maharashtra to GujaratIn its social media post the NCPSP pointed out that both Gujarat and Assam are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata PartyThere is no effort from triple engine government in Maharashtra to bring such projects to the state it claimedTargeting the Centre the NCP SP also alleged Maharashtra is not even considered for such projectsThe Centre on Thursday approved proposals to set up three semiconductor units in Gujarat and Assam with an estimated investment of Rs 126 lakh croreTata Electronics Private Limited will set up a semiconductor fab in partnership with Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp PSMC Taiwan This unit will be constructed in Dholera Gujarat The plant will attract Rs 91000 crore investmentTata Semiconductor Assembly and Test Pvt Ltd will set up a semiconductor unit in Morigaon Assam at an investment of Rs 27000 croreCG Power in partnership with Renesas Electronics Corporation Japan and Stars Microelectronics Thailand will set up a semiconductor unit in Sanand in Gujarat The investment in the Sanand unit is estimated at Rs 7600 crore With inputs from agencies