Seven years of economic mismanagment has led to monetising national assets: Kharge
The Hindu
‘Handing it over to private companies will lead to cost escalation as they will be more interested in earning profits’
Economic mismanagement by the Narendra Modi-led BJP government for seven years has led the Union government to monetise assets built over 70 years by Congress-led governments, said Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha M. Maillikarjun Kharge here on Saturday. Talking to reporters, Mr. Kharge said it was sad to see the Union government going ahead with monetising several assets, including 26,700-km long national highways, 42,300 circuit km of power transmission network, 400 railway stations, 2.86 lakh km of Bharathnet fibre network, 25 airports, and 16 coal mining projects. “Monetising these assets by handing it over to private companies will lead to cost escalation as they will be more interested in earning profits,” Mr. Kharge said, and claimed that the firms, who will take over these assets, will drastically reduce employees in these sectors.More Related News