New Delhi: The disinvestment of the debt-ridden state-run carrier Air India and runaway fuel price rise are likely to be discussed in the coordination meeting between the RSS, the BJP and the centre on Tuesday.
BJP president Amit Shah, finance and railway minister Piyush Goyal and civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu are among top BJP leaders who are likely to attend the meeting, which will seek to iron out pinprick issues. The meeting will be chaired by RSS joint general secretary Krishan Gopal.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS is the ideological mentor of the BJP.
Petrol and diesel prices also continued their upward movement on Monday. While petrol prices were hiked by 15 paise per litre in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, diesel prices were raised by 11-12 paise per litre. Monday's increase in fuel prices marked the 15th straight day of hike, which followed a 19-day hiatus ahead of the Karnataka assembly election earlier this month.
In April, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had said Air India should be owned by an Indian player who can run it efficiently, and had cautioned the government against "losing control and ownership of its skies".
The centre is looking for buyers to sell 76 per cent state in Air India. It has plonked over Rs 23,000 crore into Air India since 2012 to keep the debt-ridden airline from dropping out of the skies.
BJP president Amit Shah, finance and railway minister Piyush Goyal and civil aviation minister Suresh Prabhu are among top BJP leaders who are likely to attend the meeting, which will seek to iron out pinprick issues. The meeting will be chaired by RSS joint general secretary Krishan Gopal.
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS is the ideological mentor of the BJP.
Petrol and diesel prices also continued their upward movement on Monday. While petrol prices were hiked by 15 paise per litre in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, diesel prices were raised by 11-12 paise per litre. Monday's increase in fuel prices marked the 15th straight day of hike, which followed a 19-day hiatus ahead of the Karnataka assembly election earlier this month.
Petrol prices were hiked by 15 paise per litre in Delhi on Monday
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In April, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had said Air India should be owned by an Indian player who can run it efficiently, and had cautioned the government against "losing control and ownership of its skies".
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The centre is looking for buyers to sell 76 per cent state in Air India. It has plonked over Rs 23,000 crore into Air India since 2012 to keep the debt-ridden airline from dropping out of the skies.
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