Sidhu invites Elon Musk to Punjab, aims to make Ludhiana electric vehicle hub

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday invited American entrepreneur Elon Musk, also the founder and CEO of electric car major Tesla, to Punjab, with an aim to foster the city of Ludhiana as a hub for the electric vehicle industry. According to Sidhu, this will, in turn, bring new technology to Punjab and “create green jobs”, staying at the same time on the path of environment preservation and sustainable development.

A Twitter user had asked Elon Musk earlier this week regarding updates as to when his electric vehicle and clean energy company, Tesla, would be launching its products and services in India. To this, the business magnate had replied, “Still working through a lot of challenges with the government.”

Sidhu, the president of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, took this opportunity to extend his invitation today to the Tesla CEO, quote-tweeting the latter’s reply from his official handle on the microblogging social platform.

“I invite @elonmusk,” wrote Sidhu, “Punjab Model will create Ludhiana as a hub for electric vehicles and battery industry with time-bound single window clearance for investment that brings new technology to Punjab, create green jobs, walking path of environment preservation and sustainable development.”

I invite @elonmusk, Punjab Model will create Ludhiana as 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 https://t.co/kXDMhcdVi6

— Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sherryontopp) January 16, 2022