This Article is From Mar 15, 2021

Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre Over Plans To Sell Residual Stake In 4 Airports

The government's plans is part of an ambitious Rs 2.5 lakh crore asset monetisation pipeline identified to raise additional resources, sources said.

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Rahul Gandhi said the government "does not know how to build, knows only how to sell" (File)

New Delhi:

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today attacked the government over reports that it plans to sell its residual stake in the already privatised Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports, alleging that such privatisation hurts the public and benefits only a handful of cronies.

The government plans to sell its residual stake in already privatised Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad airports as part of the ambitious Rs 2.5 lakh crore asset monetisation pipeline identified to raise additional resources, sources said.

Citing a media report, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "Does not know how to build, knows only how to sell."

"#IndiaAgainstPrivatisation which hurts the public and benefits only a handful of cronies," the former Congress chief said.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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