“You have to give credit where it is due…Gujarat is the cleanest State Government” - Deepak Parekh

	24th Feb, 2010
"You have to give credit where it is due…Gujarat is the cleanest State Government" - Deepak Parekh
He is arguably the most famous tenant in the financial capital. The institution he built has lent millions to buy homes, Without mincing words, he took on questions on a range of issues — the builder lobby, the imperfections in the property market, the proposal for a holding company and even on Narendra Modi. There was nothing 'off the record'. Excerpts: Q. We have seen big corporates cosying up to Narendra Modi...One is tempted to think that where there's efficiency, business is willing to downplay human rights issues. – The Economic Times Everyone feels what happened was unfortunate and tragic. But you can't ignore the fact that probably the Gujarat government today or for the last seven years has been the cleanest among state governments. Whatever you say the credit has to go to the ruling government and the bureaucrats.. but it comes from the top. I know developers and builders who are building IT parks in Gujarat and the CM has given them land at a good price because the state wanted more construction. The state wants to build a road from Ahmedabad to Gandhinagar because it wants to build an IT industry which has so far bypassed Gujarat. And when he gives the allotment of land, the CM tells you "some of the time my officers may delay your approvals, but me and my chief secretary are available. If your project gets stuck you can call me. But do not pay anyone anything. If, I hear that you have bribed anyone of my officers I will blacklist you". I have heard this from three different sources. You have to give credit where it is due. Think how fast he gave land for Nano. He wooed Mr Tata and now there is massive construction going on. Read the full story here !