Left takes on govt`s non-metro airports move

New Delhi: With the civil aviation ministry planning to invite expressions of interest for city-side development of 35 non-metro airports, the Left parties have charged the UPA government with going back on its word that modernisation of these airports will be given to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
Left leaders said they had reached an understanding with the government that they would not oppose privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports if the government gave the work of modernising other airports to the AAI.
“The government is going back on its word. They want to involve private parties in the modernisation of 35 other airports. We will oppose it,” CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat said.
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who was initially in favour of privatisation of the Kolkata airport, had to backtrack under pressure from the party.
29/09/06 Business Standard

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