Don’t privatise Chennai, Kolkata Airports – Com.Tapan Sen M.P.

Com. Tapan Sen, M.P. and General secretary, CITU has demanded the government not to proceed with privatisation of the Chennai and Kolkata Airports. In a letter addressed to Shri Ajit singh, Minister for Civil Aviation, Com. Tapan Sen has pointed out that the modernisation of the Chennai and Kolkata Airports has already been started by the Airport Authority of India(AAI) and thousands of crore of rupees have already been spent. At this stage any PPP (Public-Private-Participation)programme has no meaning except to unduly benefit private companies. Both these airports are in profit and are running effectively. Further the Tripartitie Committee appointed by the government earlier has strongly recommended that the modernisation is to be done by AAI and not by any private participation.

Com.Tapan Sen, therefore, has demanded the Minister to drop the proposal for PPP in the modernisation of the Chennai and kolkata airports.