Recently, the Congress quoting statistics released by the DIPP in September pointed out that Maharashtra lagged behind Gujarat and Karnataka in terms of investment. "The DIPP releases a quarterly report on investments in a state and this is based on the IEMs registered. "We have already issued a notification six months ago about the government's intention to acquire land. Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Sachin Sawant said the refinery project is a central government project and the state cannot take credit for it. If the Karnataka government can insist on it why is Maharashtra so lethargic.

Source: Times of India November 28, 2017 15:45 UTC