Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray has written to state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, urging him to ensure that the oil refinery project that was proposed to be set up at Nanar village in coastal Ratnagiri district, does not go out of the state.
In the past, Raj Thackeray had opposed this project and supported the local villagers, who were against it.
“Some time ago, I read that a major international project was passed on to Bengaluru and the Maharashtra government was trying its best to get it back. The other states are in a cut-throat game of snatching projects from Maharashtra. In such trying times, Maharashtra should not let go of the ‘Ratnagiri Rajapur refinery’ project,” the MNS chief said in his letter to the CM, his estranged cousin, who is also the Shiv Sena president.
“This is a massive project of nearly Rs three lakh crore. We surely cannot afford to lose this project to another state,” he added.
Raj Thackeray also sent similar letters to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis.
The Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL) is commonly referred to as the Nanar project. The Shiv Sena had been opposing the project due to opposition from the local people.
Surjitt Sahani
