The rule mandates that control of an airline always remain in Indian hands, one of several reasons global firms have been wary of bidding for Air India.
In its Haridwar resolution, the Swadeshi Jagran Manch said it’s painful and unfair to call Air India a bad asset, and the decision to sell BPCL “not a good business decision”.
While the government plans to invite bids for the airline next month, employee unions have decided to oppose it, citing salary and pension discrepancies.
It is obscene that a man so detached from India should occupy such a powerful position in a party that governed India for most of its republican history.
About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
The IMF is telling India, Stop fudging your figures. It doesn’t work, when no one believes it to be true. 2. Missing a March 2020 deadline is no big deal if the underlying transaction holds promise. That is not the case with Air India. 3. What should not be done, simply to meet the disinvestment target, is to rope in poor LIC at five minutes to midnight.
To this 50000 cr deficit just add on the money going down the drain to “revive” BSNL- just 69000 cr and get the true picture.
The IMF is telling India, Stop fudging your figures. It doesn’t work, when no one believes it to be true. 2. Missing a March 2020 deadline is no big deal if the underlying transaction holds promise. That is not the case with Air India. 3. What should not be done, simply to meet the disinvestment target, is to rope in poor LIC at five minutes to midnight.