Plan panel acting as 'super cabinet' on aiports upgrade: Left

New Delhi: After facing the wrath of a parliamentary panel and the Civil Aviation Minister, the Planning Commission today came under attack from Left parties, which said it was acting as a 'super cabinet' that was pushing for privatisation of airports by delaying their modernisation.
"Under the guidance of the Deputy Chairman, the Planning Commission is behaving like a 'super cabinet'," top Left leaders, Prakash Karat and A B Bardhan, told reporters after a meeting of the four Left parties here.
Observing that the UPA government had made a commitment to them that 35 non-metro airports would be modernised by Airports Authority of India, Bardhan said now the plan body was "seeking to subvert this decision by pushing for private participation in commercial operations and maintenance of terminal buildings."
23/05/08 Press Trust of India

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