At the curtain-raiser of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit held at Delhi's Taj Palace hotel recently, the representative of a Chinese company stood up to ask a question of Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel since the state boasts of 24X7 electricity. As he began his question with, "We want to talk about electric power", there was a complete blackout in the hall, prompting the audience to burst into laughter.
When the power came back after a few seconds, the man was told it was someone else's turn to ask a question. When Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel gave the Chinese delegate a second chance to ask his question, he did not say anything about electricity and merely asked whether Gujarat had some special economic corridor for Chinese companies.
When the power came back after a few seconds, the man was told it was someone else's turn to ask a question. When Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel gave the Chinese delegate a second chance to ask his question, he did not say anything about electricity and merely asked whether Gujarat had some special economic corridor for Chinese companies.