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Sidhu invites Musk to set up Tesla’s unit in Ludhiana

In the run-up to the state assembly polls, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday invited industry tycoon Elon Musk to set up Tesla’s unit in state’s industrial hub Ludhiana.”I invite @elonmusk, Punjab Model will create Ludhiana as a hub for Electric Vehicles & Battery industry with time-bound single-window clearance for investment that brings new technology to Punjab, create green jobs, walking path of environment preservation & sustainable development,” Sidhu tweeted.

Sidhu’s invite comes in the wake of Musk’s assertion that the company is facing a “lot of challenges” in bringing the company to India.Earlier, Telangana and Maharashtra also invited Musk to set up business there.