"We will meet them": Aaditya on protestors against Barsu Refinery project

Former Maharashtra Minister and Uddhav Thackerays son Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said he will meet the protestors against the Barsu Refinery project in Ratnagiri to stand in solidarity with themThe residents of Barsu village in Ratnagiri have been protesting against the setting up of the refineryThe Shiv Sena UBT leader urged the state government to hold talks with the residents of Barsu amid the protest over the refinery project in the villageThe government should hold a proper dialogue with the residents of Barsu and no work should be done without proper consultations We will meet the protesters and extend our solidarity with them Thackeray saidAlso Read Mumbai Aaditya Thackeray raises questions over concretisation of city roads seeks answers from BMC chiefEarlier on Thursday Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said he had a discussion with Nationalist Congress Party NCP chief Sharad Pawar and assured him that the Barsu refinery project will be carried out only after taking all stakeholders including local residents into confidenceSpeaking to reporters Shinde said I had a telephonic conversation with Sharad Pawar yesterday about the Barsu Refinery project Pawarji said that the state Industries Minister should take all officials and people concerned into confidence I told him that the project wont be implemented by force and no injustice shall be done to the peopleNagpur Mumbai Samrudhi Highway had also been opposed by the people initially but we are seeing the fruits of the project there A final decision with regard to the refinery project will be made after taking the farmers into confidence he addedEarlier on Tuesday Shinde had slammed Uddhav Thackeray and the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA for opposing the refinery projectSpeaking to reporters at Mahabaleshwar in his native Satara district CM Shinde backed the Barsu green refinery project and questioned the MVAs sudden opposition to itCiting a letter written by his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to set up the refinery in the region in the interest of development the CM said new employment avenues would open up for locals as the project would bring investments worth thousands of croresShinde said It was then CM Uddhav Thackeray who gave the green signal to the project after the Nanar project was cancelled He even wrote to PM Modi seeking implementation of the Barsu Refinery projectAfter all this it is difficult to understand why the Barsu is being opposed now Its a matter of research he saidThe CM added that the Samruddhi Mahamarg project was continued despite the Oppositions resistance initiallyIt has since become a gamechanger for the state he saidSlamming the Opposition over its double standards in running down projects meant at benefitting the state the CM said This is opposition just for the sake of it The soil testing for the project is being done currently with the consent of 6070 per cent of localsShinde assured that the project would start only after assessing the soil testing report as it will determine if the land is suitable for a project of this natureHe added Not a brick will be laid without the consent of localsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever