Foundation of Jewar airport laid only to sell it later, says Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that the Jewar airport in Noida was being built so that the government could sell it later. He made the comments at a rally here on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the international airport.

“They are laying the foundation of the new airport so they can sell it once it is built. If a country sells its public assets, then what will happen to the rights of people? What will the coming generations do? How will they get jobs? Who will give them reservation?” Akhilesh asked at the rally held at Lucknow’s Ramabai Ambedkar Park.