Monday, July 29, 2019

Congress attacks government on airport privatisation

New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Union government over a move to privatise 20-25 airports, alleging it was like every other decision of the Narendra Modi government that has ended up “benefiting” big private players “but goes against the common man”.

On Friday, Guruprasad Mohapatra, chairman, Airports Authority of India, had said the government, which had privatised six airports earlier, would privatise 20-25 more in the next phase.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera claimed the aviation ministry had ignored the recommendations of the government think tank Niti Aayog and the department of economic affairs.

Both, he told a media conference, were not in favour of awarding one private group the contract for more than two airports.
He also said that only 14 of 123 Indian airports had made profits and five of the profit-making ones had been handed over to one private company.

“We have been from time to time bringing before you facts which reveal and expose that every decision taken by the Modi government ends up benefiting and profiting big corporates, but goes against the common Indian,” the Congress spokesperson said.
29/07/19 PTI/Telegraph
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