Maharashtra’s Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik has bought the country’s first Tesla Model Y car. He has also shared pictures of the beautiful white luxurious car on social media and said that as the state’s transport minister, he tried to buy it and was successful in it.

Transport Minister and Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena leader Pratap Sarnaik took delivery of his car from ‘Tesla Experience Center’ at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai.

‘Bought Tesla as a transport minister
Pratap Sarnaik said, “I have already gifted this car to my grandson. However, taking a car is not a big deal, but I have taken this car with the message of saving the environment. The state’s transport minister is taking the electric vehicle (EV), I have taken this vehicle to give this message.”

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The Transport Minister further said, “In the coming 10 years, EV should be fully come in Maharashtra. This is the resolution of the government and we have to fulfill it. As the Minister of Transport, I have bought this car so that people buy more and more EV. Not only Tesla, but also buy any EV and save the environment.”

‘I consider myself lucky’
He said, “There is a lot of loss of environment in Maharashtra and especially Mumbai. I consider myself lucky that Tesla Company’s first delivery has been given to the Transport Minister of Maharashtra. I consider it my good fortune.”

With this, the minister claimed that whatever infrastructure is needed regarding EV, the Government of India is positive for it. Toll blocks on Atal Setu etc. have been made free for convenience.

5150 electoral buses purchased for the state- Pratap Sarnaik
The minister said, “I have bought 5150 electric buses. Through these buses, the villagers are also being provided EV facility. Today, 480 EV Public Transports are running. People are running it and are using it. The rest of the vehicles were being closed in the way in Mumbai but the EV was going well in the way, but EV is going well.