Karnataka nets Rs 6,450 crore investment commitment from Japan and South Korea: Minister MB Patil
Bengaluru, Jul 10: Karnataka has secured Rs 6,450 crore in investment commitments from Japan and South Korea with potential to create more than 1,000 jobs, Minister M B Patil said on Wednesday.
The Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development Minister was on a visit to the two countries from June 24 to July 5.
The Karnataka delegation he had led met industry leaders and conducted roadshows for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
“We have received investment commitments and MoUs worth Rs 6,450 crore. These commitments from six major companies are projected to create over 1,000 jobs in Karnataka,” Patil told reporters.
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He said the delegation met more than 35 industry leaders and 200 companies in the two roadshows conducted in Japan and South Korea.
In Japan, the delegation met with key industry leaders including those from Renesas Electronics Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, Yamaha Motor Company, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Panasonic Energy, Nidec Corporation, Nissan Motor Corporation, Brother Industries, Shimadzu Corporation, and Hitachi, Patil said.
In South Korea, meetings were held with Samsung Electronics, LG Energy Solutions, LX Electronics, NIFCO Korea, OCI Holdings, Krafton, HYAC, Hyundai Motors, YG-1, and Hyosung Advanced Materials, among others.
Patil said Osaka Gas has committed to expanding its gas distribution infrastructure in Karnataka with an investment of Rs 5,000 crore over the next five years.
DN Solutions signed a Rs 1,000 crore MoU to establish a manufacturing facility for precision tools and automation systems, expected to create approximately 350 jobs.
Japanese automobile component supplier Aoyama Seisakusho too expressed its interest to invest Rs 210 crore to set up a manufacturing facility in the Japanese Industrial Township in the State, Patil said.
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Right to vote under threat, must be made fundamental right: Cong's Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged on Thursday that the right to vote is under threat and the time has come when it should be made a fundamental right for citizens.
Speaking with reporters, Ramesh lashed out at Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, saying the Election Commission (EC) has never been as compromised as it has been under him.
"The rot started under his predecessor. This man is a player and not a neutral observer," the Congress leader said, slamming Kumar.
Kumar is completely compromised and has become a player in elections, he alleged.
"Home Minister Amit Shah had talked about three Ds -- detect, delete and deport. So we want to know how many non-Indian citizens have been detected, how many have been deleted and how many have been deported," Ramesh said, adding that the right to vote is now under threat.
On opposition parties submitting a fresh notice in the Rajya Sabha, seeking to move a motion for the CEC's removal, the Congress leader said they will continue to make efforts for Kumar's removal as he is "compromised".
Ramesh also batted for the right to vote to be recognised as a fundamental right.
"I believe that the time has come that the right to vote should be made a fundamental right. It is a statutory right, it is not a fundamental right. Fundamental rights are justiciable," he said.
The former Union minister said this was discussed in the Constituent Assembly, but it was eventually decided that it should be made part of the Constitution.
B R Ambedkar and Jagjivan Ram had warned that in the future, governments might try to disenfranchise voters, he added.
"Once and for all, include the right to vote as a fundamental right for Indian citizens," Ramesh asserted.
