Chautala goes out to bring Haryanvi investment home

With the objective of wooing traders of Haryanvi origin settled in other states, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala will kick off hi...

With the objective of wooing traders of Haryanvi origin settled in other states, Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala will kick off his four-state tour tomorrow.

The trip will take Chautala and his team across West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to seek investment from the business communities. The CM has already undertaken four foreign trips besides one seven-state tour early this year with the same objective in mind.

Interestingly, the original tour included two BIMARU states of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh but the former was struck off the itinerary later. And the reason

a senior State Industrial Development Corporation official gives is that Bihar’s adverse weather conditions would have prevented their plane from landing there!

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According to an HSIDC official, this is a special tour to make an ‘‘emotional appeal’’ to Marwaris and Punjabis of Haryanvi origin settled in other parts of the country to invest heavily in Haryana keeping in mind good prospects of return.

However, even if somebody agrees to build a school or a chaupal in the state, it would be a welcome step, he said.