Don’t undermine AAI role in airport modernisation: Left

New Delhi: The Left Front government in West Bengal may be wooing private players for industrialization projects in the state, but when it comes to the Centre, the CPI(M) and its trade union arm, Citu are still raising hackles of the government by continuing to oppose their entry in projects aimed at modernising airports.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, both the Citu chief MK Pandhe and CPI(M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury opposed the entry of private players in modernisation projects of airports. The letters have been sent on the eve of a Cabinet committee meet on infrastructure, expected to be held on Wednesday.
Claiming that the step was also in violation of the common minimum programme, Pandhe said the involvement of private players in the modernisation programme of 35 non-metro airports would “undermine the role of AAI, a profit-making government organisation.”
The Citu president opposed the commission’s directive to the Airports Authority of India to “modernise Kolkata airport through joint venture route and Chennai airport through public-private partnership route. “
18/04/07 Financial Express

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Categories: Airports Apr 2007, New Apr 2007