"Nine trade unions participated in our protest meeting during the lunch hour. The privatisation is in no way going to safeguard the employees interest. And for this reason we are totally opposed to it," the member said. "The private lobby is talking about Rs 30,000 crore bailout package to Air India for over 10-year period as a waste of tax payers money and has sought its privatisation. "Moreover, the government is selling the airline at a time when its making operating profit and is on the way to financial and operational improvement.

Source: Economic Times April 10, 2018 15:33 UTC