Jaipur: The employees of Airports Authority of India (AAI), who were on a relay hunger strike due to privatisation of six airports including Jaipur airport, have decided to call it off, owing to the IAF strike on the terror camp. The employees say that fully functional airports are the need of the hour and they will now take the legal course against privatisation.
Ravinder Singh, employees' union secretary, Jaipur Airport said, "After the IAF strike on Tuesday morning, we all took a decision to call off the strike till further notice. Although, our relay hunger strike was staged in such a way that it would not hinder the functioning of the airport, yet it is impossible that there is absolutely zero effect. Looking at the current situation in the country, we felt that the airports are very important, and it is crucial that they function without any issues."
Last year, the Central government decided to lease out the six airports of AAI viz. Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangalore, for operation, management and development through Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Since then, the employees have been protesting against this move.
26/02/19 Yeshika Budhwar/Times of India
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Ravinder Singh, employees' union secretary, Jaipur Airport said, "After the IAF strike on Tuesday morning, we all took a decision to call off the strike till further notice. Although, our relay hunger strike was staged in such a way that it would not hinder the functioning of the airport, yet it is impossible that there is absolutely zero effect. Looking at the current situation in the country, we felt that the airports are very important, and it is crucial that they function without any issues."
Last year, the Central government decided to lease out the six airports of AAI viz. Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Mangalore, for operation, management and development through Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Since then, the employees have been protesting against this move.
26/02/19 Yeshika Budhwar/Times of India
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