JPCC asks Das about status of MoU signed by previous BJP govts

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Press Trust of India Jamshedpur
Last Updated : May 30 2015 | 5:42 PM IST
Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee (JPCC) today asked Chief Minister Raghuvar Das to speak out about the status of over 100 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that had been signed between prospective investors and previous BJP-led coalition governments.
BJP in alliance had ruled the state for over 11 years since the separate state of Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar 15 years ago.
During the period, BJP-headed chief ministers had signed about 150 MOUs with prospective investors including Tatas, Mittal, Jindal groups but none of the MOU was implemented as yet, said the JPCC secretary, S R A Rizvi Chabban.
Chabban told PTI that the MoUs worth Rupees three lakh crores including Rs 42,000 crore for setting up integrated steel plant in Tentoposhi in adjoining Seraikela-Kharswan district, Rs.40,000 crore by steel giant Laxmi Narayan Mittal, Rs.35,000 crore by Jindals for the same reason and Rs 15,000 crore by Tata Power
Das, who was also a part of the cabinets headed by Babulal Marandi and Arjun Munda, must speak out the status of those MoUs, Chabban asked.
The Chief Minister should speak out and apprise the general masses whether the government intended to honour these MoUs even now or desired to cancel it, the JPCC leader demanded.
The state government had promised to develop a land bank but did not initiate any step in this regard, he said describing Das government as the "government of announcement".
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First Published: May 30 2015 | 5:42 PM IST

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