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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again slammed Modi government for its bid to ‘privatise’ the national carrier Air India and introduce GST in a “hurried” manner.
Addressing at a public meeting Purba Burdwan. “They are trying to sell Air India entirely. Air India is the nation’s pride. We don’t support this.”
The Union cabinet had yesterday cleared disinvestment of the beleaguered national airline, Air India, which has floundered amid stiff competition from no-frills rivals and reported at least seven years of losses.
“The Centre is also trying to shift the Tea Board of India headquarter from Kolkata,” she claimed.
In a veiled but obvious reference to PM Narendra Modi, she alleged, “Attempts are being made to throttle democracy.
There is dictatorship in the country. They think they will rule for ever”.
“If anyone raises voice of protest, central agencies like IT and CBI are unleashed. Even Media is not spared. But I am not afraid of it. We are with the people,” she said.
