Railways minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday attacked the Congress for alleged doublespeak, saying it had pushed privatisation during the term of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and had claimed that disinvestment and privatization were useful economic tools. The announcement of the coach factory in Rae Bareli had been made as long ago as in 2008, Goyal said. As many as 1,422 railway coaches were made at the factory last year, Goyal said. The Railways minister said then-finance minister P Chidambaram had mentioned in his 2004-05 budget speech that disinvestment and privatisation were useful economic tools. Congress was seeking privatisation and not corporatisation, he charged“The Congress’ doublespeak was at display yesterday and even today,” he said, replying to a question in the Lok Sabha.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2019 18:00 UTC