The next big fight between UPA and the Opposition could well be in the skies. A parliamentary panel-led by CPI-M's Sitaram Yechury has objected to a recent bilateral air agreement that India signed with Abu Dhabi to increase the number of flights between the two counties.
The Parliamentary panel has noted that this agreement, signed in April this year, will allow Etihad, Abu Dhabi's national carrier, to substantially increase their operations in India. And Abu Dhabi could soon emerge as a hub for international passengers travelling from India to Europe and America.
The parliamentary panel's observations come in the midst of letters written by senior MPs like Trinamool Congress' Dinesh Trivedi and Janata Party's Subramanian Swamy to the Prime Minister, questioning the Civil Aviation Ministry's move. Dr Swamy and Mr Trivedi have alleged that the government's decision to increase the number of flights between India and Abu Dhabi was aimed at facilitating the Jet-Etihad deal.
07/06/13 Sandeep Phukan/NDTV.com
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The Parliamentary panel has noted that this agreement, signed in April this year, will allow Etihad, Abu Dhabi's national carrier, to substantially increase their operations in India. And Abu Dhabi could soon emerge as a hub for international passengers travelling from India to Europe and America.
The parliamentary panel's observations come in the midst of letters written by senior MPs like Trinamool Congress' Dinesh Trivedi and Janata Party's Subramanian Swamy to the Prime Minister, questioning the Civil Aviation Ministry's move. Dr Swamy and Mr Trivedi have alleged that the government's decision to increase the number of flights between India and Abu Dhabi was aimed at facilitating the Jet-Etihad deal.
07/06/13 Sandeep Phukan/NDTV.com
