'Double-engine govt' failed to get chip unit to UP: BSP chief Mayawati

Opposition in Uttar Pradesh waded into the controversy sparked by the setting up of the '1.54-lakh-crore semiconductor unit in Gujarat.

The announcement, which has given rise to a political maelstrom in Maharashtra where it was supposed to come initially, also gave the opposition parties in UP an opportunity to question why the BJP-led UP government, with its claims of "double engine government" could not bag the big-ticket project.

BSP chief Mayawati targetted the state government over the issue on Friday, saying, "Maharashtra losing out the chip plant to Gujarat is causing heated competition between two BJP-ruled states , but the UP government with its focus on bulldozers, survey of madarsas, temple-mosque is keeping itself embroiled in all the non-important issues."


She said that despite being so close to the national capital and possessing the largest population, if the state is not able to attract investment, it is a matter of great worry.

"Earlier too, under the Congress-led central government, UP was insulted," she said

A day before, RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary had also commented on the business announcement saying, "If only this (the plant) was being set up in Uttar Pradesh..."

Meanwhile, the UP government is preparing for a large-scale Global Investors Summit scheduled to take place next year in January, to attract international investor interest, setting a target of '10 lakh crore worth of investment.